Posts Tagged ‘rum’
Mexico’s first whisky reaches Scotland
A NEW whisky will hit Scotland next month – and it comes from Mexico. Abasolo is the first Mexican whisky to go on sale in the UK. It’s made from Mexican corn and was produced in the Central American country’s first purpose-built whisky distillery. Destileria y Bodega Abasolo is one of the highest in the…
Read MoreTime for a Bajan Rum Punch
Let’s transport ourselves once more to Barbados and treat our taste buds to another favourite recipe. This time it is an exotic Bajan Rum Punch perfect for the weekend and with fruity flavours bringing Barbados to your home. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish Field
Read MoreBajan Bites: A Culinary Caribbean Holiday In Your Kitchen
Whilst we aren’t able to travel as perhaps planned, we can still transport ourselves to Barbados and tantalise our taste buds without leaving the kitchen. Some of the island’s chefs and mixologists have shared their favourite recipes to feed our appetite for travel and quench our thirst for exploring until we can do so once…
Read MoreOur free magazine – dedicated to drink
The new edition of Scottish Field’s sister publication Cask & Still is now available. We meet the three brothers who pillaged 16 West Coast distilleries, while we discover how Israel is joining the whisky boom. Geraldine Coates explores the growing world of gin liqueurs, and we look at the rum revolution, and ask if this…
Read MoreBrewdog unveils Five Hundred Cuts rum
BrewDog Distilling Co has launched a new spirit with the release of Five Hundred Cuts rum. Five Hundred Cuts is a handmade spiced rum inspired by the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, a trail-blazing 18th century illustrator of medicinal plants aka ‘the original spice girl’. Five Hundred Cuts is an innovative, botanical rum with no artificial…
Read MoreA new Glasgow rum is launched – Banditti Club
The Glasgow Distillery Company has today announced the launch of Banditti Club – Glasgow Spiced Rum. Banditti Club is the latest addition to Glasgow Distillery’s growing range of award-winning premium brands; deriving its name from a band of ardent spirits who would meet in Glasgow’s local public houses in the late 18th and early 19th…
Read MoreWhy BrewDog were not barking up the wrong tree
Whether they are brewing beers at the bottom of the ocean, or bottling them in taxidermy squirrels, BrewDog has started a craft beer revolution. Gone are the days of bland yellow lagers, poured from uninspired glass bottles. Looking around the latest pubs that have appeared on our streets in the last decade, it takes no…
Read MoreJust 12 bottles have been given a whisky finish
An ultra-premium rum, Dictador Glenfarclas 1972, is now on sale at Harrods for £1,300. As its name suggests, the rum has a Scots connection through the Glenfarclas Distillery. Dictador 2 Masters is a limited-edition collaboration rum, there are just 12 bottles of each expression on sale at Harrods and online at Harrods.com. Dictador Glenfarclas 1972…
Read MoreRum distillery set to open its doors to the public
Rum is flowing again from a commercial still in Glasgow for the first time in 300 years. Wester Spirit Co. opened their innovative new distillery last month, and visitors will be welcome to see the process for themselves from next next month. The cutting-edge technology used creates a truly unique, premium spirit which is inspired…
Read MoreHe wants to produce a 20 year old whisky in days
No distiller in the world is redefining whisky like Bryan Davis. Part showman, wacky scientist and razor-sharp businessman, the larger-than-life Californian is in the process of changing the world of distilling forever. Davis founded The Lost Spirits Company in 2010 and since then it has become famous for its radical and innovative approach to distillation. An inventor…
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