Scottish drinks news
Scotland's drink and bar scene evolves at a lively pace. Grab a sharpener and get all the latest news here. ...
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Cheese, beer and whisky - some food events for the diary
Get these fantastic food and drink events in your diary. ...
It's a rum do as Matugga starts distilling in Livingston
Founded by husband and wife, Paul and Jacine Rutasikwa, Matugga Distillers have moved production of their award-winning Matugga Rum range to Scotland. ...
Guess who launched this unicorn-inspired Scottish gin?
Lidl have teamed up with the Glasgow Distillery to produce the first Scottish craft gin made for a supermarket. ...
Dine Out and help Action for Children
Book into selected Glasgow restaurants with our Dine Out promotion and help fund Action for Children's Moving On project. ...
Tomorrow is Champagne Day! We've got 101 reasons to celebrate
Wine expert Davy Zyw has written about his favourite tipple in 101 Champagnes and Other Sparkling Wines to Try Before You Die. ...
New Michelin stars bypass Scotland
Yesterday, the new Michelin Guide handed out a record number of new stars but none in Scotland. ...
Taste testers wanted
The Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation at Queen Margaret University in Musselburgh is looking for participants in its food tasting panels. Could it be you? ...
Get started in the kitchen with Easy Peasy! Real Cooking For Kids
Written by Mary Contini and Pru Irvine, Easy Peasy! Real Cooking For Kids will help children to be confident in the kitchen. ...
Just say no to lunching al-desko
A new survey of British lunching habits show that a third of us eat the same thing every day. ...
Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight 2018 celebrates seafood
Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight 2018 ends this weekend but it’s going out with a bang thanks to not one but two seafood festivals. Starting in Glasgow, The Clyde Fishermen’s Trust is organising a Festival of the Sea in the Briggait on...
Back to school with classes at these Scottish gin distilleries
Calling all Scottish gin fans! This weekend, we were going to suggest that you might care to visit the Gin Fayre taking place in Ayr on Friday and Saturday. However, last time we looked, all three sessions had sold out. Checking back for...
Kyloe Restaurant and Hardiesmill Farm aim for the ‘best Scottish steak experience’
Edinburgh’s Kyloe Restaurant aims to provide the ‘best Scottish steak experience’ and the beef they use from Hardiesmill in the Borders plays a major role in that ambition. Named after an old Scots word for cattle, Kyloe has been one of...
Something for the weekend? A tasty trio of food and drink events
Fancy browsing some food and drink events this weekend? Tuck into this delicious threesome. First up, the Dundee Flower and Food Festival starts tomorrow (Friday 31 August) and runs until Sunday. One of Scotland’s longest running food and...
Celebrate our natural larder with the Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight
The Scottish Food and Drink Fortnight starts on Saturday 1st September and the 5pm Dining blog has all the details. Running until Sunday 16th September, the annual event is designed to celebrate Scotland’s larder. Coinciding neatly with...
Food Tourism Scotland Action Plan to bring in extra £1 billion by 2030
Scotland’s food and drink sector is booming. The new Food Tourism Scotland Action Plan aims to boost it further. A quick scan of the news headlines makes it easy to retreat behind the mantra that things are bad and will only get worse. Of...