Glasgow drinks specialist to host tasting sessions pairing gin and beer throughout December Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 Craft Beer, Drink, In the News Drinks specialist and founder Jehad Hatu will be pairing the spirit with different beers - sometimes in the same glass - in the tasting series that will feature popular Scottish brand Pickering's. Jehad...
Special auction featuring one-off whisky bottles expected to raise over £200k to battle plastic pollution Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky A special online auction that features a selection of one-off bottles of whisky and rum is expected to raise more than £200,000 for non-profit organisations around the world dedicated to battling the impact...
Everything you need to know about Aberdeen’s festive Thistle Street Food Market Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 In the News, Producers What is it? Thistle Street Food Market takes place on the 2nd Saturday of each month, aiming to showcases the finest in the local Aberdeen and north east food and drink scene. A spokesperson for the...
BBC Watchdog finds faecal contamination in ice and soda water at leading pub chains Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 Drink, In the News The consumer programme’s undercover ‘Swab Mob’ team collected samples of both ice and soda water during visits to five leading pub chains across the country, finding very high levels of bacteria at all...
Scottish social enterprise gin offers incredible Black Friday deal Sean Murphy November 21, 2018 Drink, Gin, In the News Ginerosity, which was set up social enterprise entrepreneur Chris Thewliss and Pickering's founders, Marcus Pickering and Matt Gammell, will be offering a sale that will give people the chance to do good as...
A Scottish fish and chip restaurant has been named in the UK’s top six Sean Murphy November 20, 2018 Food, In the News Aberdeenshire’s Quayside Restaurant & Fish Bar will now go up against the five other finalists (all from England) to compete for the title of the ‘UK’s best fish and chip restaurant’. Noel Brown...
World’s largest Japanese whisky collection comes to Edinburgh in first tour of its kind Sean Murphy November 20, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky Xavier Landais is sending his team of bartenders to Bon Vivant on 29th November, with 36 whiskies from the collection - of 415 originally housed at London bar SexyFish - offering people the chance to enjoy...
The winners of the first Scottish Asian Food Awards have been announced Sean Murphy November 20, 2018 Food, In the News The event, which was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Monday 19th November in Glasgow, saw the top chefs and restaurateurs of the Asian food sector in Scotland descend upon the city. Paisley (Multan...
Malt Whisky Trail offer perfect Christmas gifts for whisky fans Scotsman Food and Drink Staff November 19, 2018 Drink, In the News, Whisky The Malt Whisky Trail (MWT) links nine iconic whisky locations in Moray Speyside, an area with the largest concentration of whisky distilleries in the world. This year, the company behind this exciting tour...
Brits ‘spend more than £112bn on nights out every year’ Scotsman Food and Drink Staff November 19, 2018 Drink, In the News According to the study, which was conducted by money website thinkmoney, three quarters (78 per cent) of Brits plan a strict budget, but just one in five (21 per cent) can stick to it. Preferred tactics...
