Five of the best new Scottish gins – including the newly crowned Scottish Gin of the Year Sean Murphy September 20, 2017 Drink, Gin More surprisingly, the winner of the Scottish Gin of the Year award - judged by a blind taste test - wasn't one of the more established brands, in fact, it was produced a smaller company found in...
6 Glasgow bars that you might not have heard of but should definitely visit Sean Murphy September 18, 2017 Drink Bon Accord (153 North St, G3 7DA) Picture: Trip Advisor Traveller Squirreled away on North Street - across the great divider that is the M8 - you'll find an Aladdin's cave of drams and real ale that is...
6 of the best Autumn craft beers to welcome in the darker nights Sean Murphy September 18, 2017 Craft Beer, Drink Tired of light ales and sours? Well with autumn arriving, it's the perfect time to try something a little more robust. (No pumpkins were hurt in the making of this article.) Black Aye PA (Brewed by...
These amazing whisky baubles could be the must have drinks item for this Christmas Sean Murphy September 3, 2017 Drink, In the News, Whisky Following the massive success of Pickering's gin baubles it seems Angel's Share Glass have taken the idea one step further by adding Scotland's national drink to the mix. The Stirling based family firm has...
Sean Murphy: Why you shouldn’t always add water to whisky – despite what science says Sean Murphy August 30, 2017 Drink, Whisky You'll no doubt have seen the articles by now (hopefully our's), the ones with headlines such as "Scientists reveal why whisky tastes better with water", "Why whisky really DOES taste better with a drop of...
Stephen Jardine announced as host for The Scotsman’s inaugural Food and Drink Awards Sean Murphy August 30, 2017 Producers The ceremony will see Scotland’s top chefs, restaurateurs, bloggers and producers head to Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange on Wednesday 1 November to find out which of them have been chosen by our readers and...
Brewdog sparks ‘diplomatic incident’ with Government of South Australia Sean Murphy August 30, 2017 Craft Beer, Drink, In the News The Ellon-based brewer, which recently opened its new brewery in Columbus, Ohio, in the US, has turned its attention to possibly opening a third brewery Down Under. The beer brand have even appointed former...
Everything you didn’t know about Bake Off’s revamped line-up Sean Murphy August 29, 2017 In the News, Producers Prue Leith will take over from former judge Mary Berry and previous presenters Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will be replaced by Sandi Toksvig and Noel Fielding. Before you - and the 12 new contestants -...
Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian opens the doors to its newly extended visitor centre Sean Murphy August 28, 2017 Drink, In the News, Whisky Glenkinchie Distillery, which is famous for producing whisky known as the ‘Edinburgh Malt’ due to its close proximity to Scotland’s capital city, marked the occasion with the help of The Royal Edinburgh...
New gin and whisky distillery launches in Banchory, Aberdeenshire Sean Murphy August 28, 2017 Drink, In the News, Whisky The new Banchory-based Twin River Distillery, which is thought to be the first new whisky distillery in Royal Deeside for almost 200 years, is the brainchild of the team behind Deeside Brewery, which will now...
