Scots PizzaExpress managers spin dough on Mount Snowdon after raising £2m for cancer charity Scotsman Food and Drink Staff August 12, 2019 Food, In the News Darren Gray and John Henderson-Smith have taken part in an incredible 10 peak challenge for charity - by doing the five peak challenge twice. Upon reaching the summit of Wales' highest mountain, the...
Edinburgh’s ‘Beers Without Beards’ teams up with Natural Selection Brewing to brew beer supporting women in the craft beer industry Sean Murphy August 1, 2019 Craft Beer, Drink 'Beers Without Beards', a group for women who like beer and would like to get together to enjoy it in good company, joined two members of the Natural Selection Brewing Project from Heriot-Watt University for a...
Whisky Ambassadors’ Collection returns for 2019 with auction proceeds going to a Scottish drinks industry charity Sean Murphy July 17, 2019 Drink, Whisky This is the second year the Whisky Ambassadors’ Collection has gone to auction to help raise raise awareness and funds for The Ben (The Scottish Licensed Trade Benevolent Society) in Scotland. The charity...
Midsummer Beer Happening to celebrate 10th birthday with donations to local charities Scotsman Food and Drink Staff July 16, 2019 Craft Beer, Drink, In the News The Midsummer Beer Happening in Stonehaven has announced the four main charities to benefit from the not-for-profit three-day celebration of brewing, food and music which is expected to attract more than 5,000...
Top Glasgow hotel kicks off Pride celebrations by flying rainbow flag and offering cocktail in support of LGBT charity Sean Murphy July 16, 2019 Drink, In the News Kimpton Blythswood Square has announced that it is proudly displaying the LGBT flag on the roof of the hotel’s £2,500 per night penthouse. Murray Thomson, general manager said: “At Kimpton Blythswood...
Edinburgh’s iconic cocktail bar Panda & Sons unveils new Panda gin Sean Murphy July 7, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News The award-winning bar staff at Panda & Sons have collaborated with spirits specialists That Boutique-y Gin Company to launch the new limited edition bottling Gin Gin Panda. Described as a traditional...
Scottish sustainable seafood restaurants join Save the Sea campaign to protect the world’s oceans Sean Murphy June 17, 2019 Food, In the News Michelin-starred Scottish restaurants The Peat Inn and Restaurant Martin Wishart, The Honours are joining English stalwarts including Firmdale Hotels, and Lussmanns Sustainable Fish & Grill have signed up...
Gin Bothy to set up special pop-up bar on the Cateran Trail on World Gin Day Sean Murphy June 8, 2019 Drink, Gin, In the News To support the hundreds of participants taking part in the Cateran Yomp, an annual cross-country event that puts soldiers and civilians side by side on a 24-hour trek across the historic ‘Cateran Trail’ in...
Glasgow’s Drygate Brewing to offer cans of beer in exchange for cans of food for local food bank Sean Murphy June 7, 2019 Craft Beer, Drink From Sunday 9th June, Drygate Brewing Co, the host venue of the annual Beer Makes Glasgow festival, will be exchanging one can of its beer for every can of food that is handed in to the brewery. Those...
Scots family distiller announces plans to donate £1 for every bottle of special gin sold to MND charity Sean Murphy April 29, 2019 Gin, In the News, Producers Field-to-Bottle Distiller Arbikie, which is based on Scotland’s scenic East Coast by Lunan Bay, is owned and run by the Stirling brothers, who named their award-winning AK’s Gin after their father, Alex...
