You could celebrate World Gin Day with a Colonsay Gin. We love gin. You love gin and tomorrow is World Gin Day. Start the party by raising a glass to our gin news round-up. You could kick off by browsing all the gin-related Big Deals and...
All the cocktail news from Glasgow and Edinburgh: Champagne Central have launched a new cocktail menu inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Dunno about you but we could go a cocktail. And, as it happens, we have just mixed up a fresh...
Crail Food Festival will rock the East Neuk at the weekend. Crail Food Festival returns for the eighth time this weekend. The historic fishing village of Crail will be buzzing this weekend as the Crail Food Festival roars into...
Smokehead: drink it your way. Smokehead whisky rips up the rule book with a new look and its recently unleashed High Voltage bottling. Whisky tastings often follow a fairly staid set of rules. A bit of chat about the brand's heritage....
Lidl's Isle of Ale features nineteen beers from thirteen Scottish craft brewers. It's a Bank Holiday weekend. Set sail for the Isle of Ale! What do you mean you haven't heard of the Isle of Ale? No, it's not a remote offshoot of Rum....
Kinrara Distillery Gin: bottles showing Ginnie the Highland Coo and the original labelling. New Scottish gins are being released all the time. Has Kinrara got what it takes to stand out? Well, if location was the deciding factor then it...
Dine Out Scotland launches today. For the next two weeks, you can enjoy a two or three course meal for a budget-friendly £15.95 in more than 40 great restaurants. A celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene, Dine Out Scotland...
Dine Out Scotland launches on Monday. Buckle up and book in for a two week celebration of Scotland’s fantastic dining scene. Scotland produces some of the best ingredients in the world and we have a wide variety of fantastic restaurants...
The recently redesigned Dormy Restaurant at Gleneagles. Gleneagles has just had a multi-million pound investment and the iconic Perthshire hotel is looking gorgeous. The 5pm Dining blog was invited around for a curry at the weekend. Of...
Loch Fyne is celebrating 40 years in business this weekend. There will be oysters. Pic: Loch Fyne. It's been forty years since Loch Fyne started selling their oysters from a shed beside the A83. You can help them celebrate this...
Bizarre banned foods: ketchup is banned from French schools most days of the week. From chewing gum to tomato ketchup, the list of bizarre banned foods from around the world makes for compelling reading. It's Bank Holiday Monday...
The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival: there will be rivers of whisky. The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival pops its cork today. Running from today to Monday, the festival features 520 events across Speyside, home to half of all...
The Rookery has tremendous views over Carnoustie's golf courses. Pic: Facebook. The Rookery Bar and Restaurant officially opens in Carnoustie today. Specialising in Scottish ingredients and dishes, it is part of a new building, Links...
Food and drink news: 7 Saints are taking their burgers and more to Kilmarnock. Pic: Facebook. Here is your food and drink news for the weekend. Gazing into our crystal ball, we see that 7 Saints is looking to expand from its Prestwick...
Gin diploma: a visit to Edinburgh Gin distillery and a meeting with Head Distiller, David Wilkinson, are part of the course. Love gin? Want to know more about it? Edinburgh Whisky Academy have just launched a gin diploma. We've attended...
Paisley Food and Drink Festival takes place on Friday 27 and Saturday 28 April. Pic. Paisley Food and Drink Festival is limbering up for next weekend and it looks a cracker. If you are scratching your head trying to think of future...
