Sale of ‘ghost village’ site offers dream opportunity for whisky fans to own their own Scottish distillery Sean Murphy October 16, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The distillery development site, which can be found on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll, is already attracting interest from around the world, according to the firm in charge of selling the plot. The area for...
New Channel 4 show challenges family to give up meat or face sending adopted ‘pet’ to slaughter Sean Murphy October 16, 2019 In the News, Producers The channel 4 show states that it will aim to challenge Brits on how much they "really know about the animals they put on their plates". In order to do this, the families featured will be asked to share...
Campbell Mickel from Edinburgh’s Merienda discusses his micro herb garden and shows how to grow your own Sean Murphy October 16, 2019 Food, In the News, Producers Micro herbs are tender immature plants, bursting with nutrients and able to be grown all year long. They are the seedlings of plants that are usually harvested when they are fully grown, they are just like...
New firm Cheaper By The Dram to make ‘old and rare whisky accessible’ by breaking bottles down into drams to sell Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Cheaper By The Dram will release its first two bottles to the public on the 16th October, splitting over £1,300 of fine and rare whisky into 41 individual drams. Whisky fans will then be able to buy these...
Scotland’s first 5k gin run offers runners chance to enjoy 5 great gins along the way Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News The Gin Run is being organised by Archerfield Walled Garden in East Lothian, and will see runners take to the Archerfield estate to enjoy a 5k with a difference. The sociable run will see runners enjoy gin...
Hugely popular whisky website Scotchwhisky.com announces shock closure Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky Scotchwhisky.com, the authoritative online resource which highlights daily news, interviews and features from the world of Scotch whisky, announced the closure on its website and social media channels on...
England takes the double crown at the World Porridge Making Championships Sean Murphy October 14, 2019 Food, In the News Traditionally considered a Scottish staple, the championships once again showed the dish's global appeal, with the Golden Spurtle heading to England this year, after being won by two Swedes last year. Lisa...
New Gordon & MacPhail whisky distillery planned for Grantown-on-Spey given approval by local authority Sean Murphy October 11, 2019 Drink, In the News, Whisky The Cairngorms National Park Authority granted approval for the design at a meeting held on Friday (11th October). The plans were unveiled last year by the family owned Speymalt Whisky Distributors Ltd, who...
Peebles Hydro launches new range of gins, a distillery and ‘UK’s largest residential gin school’ Sean Murphy October 10, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News Peebles Hydro announced the launch of the 1881 gin, named after the year in which the iconic hotel opened, which uses the same water from the rolling Borders hills behind the hotel, known as Shieldgreen, which...
Hard seltzers: is the latest US drinking fad – alcoholic fizzy water – about to take off in the UK? Sean Murphy October 10, 2019 Drink, In the News What is a hard seltzer? Usually defined as a blend of carbonated water, alcohol and often fruit flavourings, Americans have been enjoying alcohol-spiked H2O for the majority of this summer with brands...
