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November 23, 2015
Arisaig is in Glasgow's Merchant Square.
Arisaig is in Glasgow’s Merchant Square.

If you can’t treat yourself in the run-up to Christmas then when can you?

Here at the 5pm Dining blog, we are firm believers in treating ourselves all year round. Which may well explain why we are turning round.

Anyway, if you like great whisky and fabulous Scottish food then you will love The Glenfiddich Excellence Dinner taking place at Arisaig in Merchant Square on Wednesday 9th December.

Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador

The UK Glenfiddich Brand Ambassador, Mark Thomson, will be hosting an evening of fine food and whisky.

Guests can look forward to six diverse Glenfiddich malts with each dram perfectly matched to a multi-course menu of the finest Scottish produce.

Among the malts sampled will be the newest expression: The Original, a recreation of a 1963 single malt and the first ever single malt to be marketed outside the UK.

There will also be a 26 Year Old Excellence, a truly special dram which will be savoured at the end of the evening.

Tickets are £65 a head.

If whisky doesn’t do it for you, you have our commiserations. However, you can still enjoy Arisaig’s food courtesy of two 5pm Christmas Gift Big Deals they are currently running on afternoon tea and a Chateaubriand steak dinner for two.

The Glenfiddich Excellence Dinner

Bucks Highball on arrival – a large measure of Glenfiddich with a splash of elderflower and lengthened with soda.

Glenfiddich Original

Cullen skink served with sourdough bread & seaweed butter

The Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Excellence
The Glenfiddich 26 Year Old Excellence

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Scotch broth (V) served with sourdough bread.

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Glenfiddich 15 Year Old

Venison Wellington with roast root vegetables, baby spinach & red wine jus

Or

Vegetarian Wellington (V) with roast root vegetables, baby spinach & mustard cream

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Glenfiddich 18 Year Old

Chocolate orange torte with vanilla mascarpone cream

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Glenfiddich 26 Year Old

Isle of Mull Cheddar, quince, oatcakes

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Glenfiddich 21 Year Old

Petit fours