Savour the Flavours showcases seasonal local gifts from Dumfries and Galloway Rosalind Erskine December 18, 2020 Christmas, Food A Highland cow safari voucher, a cheesy night in and a festive afternoon tea for two in a box are some of the seasonal food and drink gift ideas being highlighted by regional food brand Savour the...
The best Scottish food and drink gifts for Christmas 2020 – from rare whisky to seasonal gin Rosalind Erskine December 15, 2020 Christmas, Drink, Food, In the News As Christmas is only a few weeks away, now is the time where most of us are shopping for gifts for friends and family. If you're keen to get some local produce, and have a whisky, gin or foodie friend to...
Eden Mill teams up with local businesses to create artisan Christmas hampers – here’s what’s inside Rosalind Erskine November 10, 2020 Christmas, Drink, In the News St Andrews craft distillers Eden Mill have teamed up with Scottish businesses to create a range of a luxury Christmas hampers. Retailing between £325 and £650, the hampers include a selection of Eden...
The best new 2020 cookbooks to give as Christmas gifts – from Nigella Lawson to Jamie Oliver Rosalind Erskine November 4, 2020 Christmas, Food, In the News As cooking and baking at home has been popular this year, the gift of a new cookbook or cookbooks is an ideal choice for budding chefs. Here we take a look at a selection of new cookbooks, covering...
Isle of Skye’s Loch Leven Tablet Company launches online shop in time for Christmas Scotsman Food and Drink Staff November 4, 2020 Christmas, Food It’s no surprise that the Scottish sweet treat adored at home and all over the world is considered a perfect Christmas present, and Donnie’s Tablet Shed on the Isle of Skye has captured a slice of the...
Valentine’s Day: 5 of the best Scottish gins to buy your partner Sean Murphy February 7, 2019 Drink, Gin From gin bouquets to dedicated bottles, here are some of the best gin gift ideas for Valentine's Day from some of Scotland's top producers. Dunnet Bay Distillers ‘Old Tom’ (Price: £34, quantity:...
Website creates fun Marmite stocking filler for those you love (or hate) Sean Murphy November 15, 2018 Christmas, Food, In the News Perfect for a stocking filler, the website is offering people the chance to give a personalised jar to your friends and family (or that person in the office you drew in the Secret Santa but you don't like)...
Top food and drink gift sets to buy this Christmas Rosalind Erskine November 30, 2017 Christmas, Drink, Food, In the News If you're struggling to think of good presents for Christmas then you'll not go wrong with one of these food and drink gift sets. From gin to beer, tea, coffee and a nostalgic box of Scottish treats,...
Six of the best – Toys of the 60s/70s Group Reporter November 21, 2017 Christmas Features As we approach Christmas, in the first of a three-part series, we look at popular toys from down the decades, beginning this week with the 1960s and 1970s when it was all about Stretch Armstrong and...
Four of the best newly launched gin miniatures to try this Christmas Rosalind Erskine November 14, 2017 Drink, Drink, Gin, In the News, On the High Street Perfect as stocking fillers for any gin lovers, these mini bottles make ideal, purse-friendly gifts this Christmas. Darnley's After opening their distillery in Fife earlier this year,...