food and drink Archives

Arbikie

ed mccabe2022-05-26T08:15:04+00:00food and drink, Gin, whisky|

Arbikie Distillery Background When the Stirling brothers set up the Arbikie Distillery on their family farm in 2014, they were keen to show that they were reviving a tradition dating back to 1794, the year of the first recorded distillery on the site. During these ancient times, distilling was field to bottle, and it

Another word for whisky

ed mccabe2022-08-25T11:08:11+00:00food and drink, whisky|

Another Word For Whisky please Would you like another word for whisky? Are you sometimes confused by the jargon? Let's face it the whisky world can be pretty exclusive sometimes with its own language and shorthand. Well, worry no longer! We have produced a whisky dictionary that is free for you to

Loomshed Brewery

ed mccabe2020-11-16T14:30:11+00:00food and drink, Scottish business, Uncategorized|

We catch up with entrepreneur and head brewer, Calum Bennett at Loomshed Brewery Hi Calum, tell us why you think Harris needs a brewery? Personally, I think everywhere should have a local brewery, it makes for a much more interesting beer scene, increases consumer choice, increases local employment and is environmentally better than importing beer.

Beer and Gin Production in Scotland

ed mccabe2018-10-18T09:38:57+00:00food and drink|

Beer and Gin production in Scotland is booming - we are in a golden age of premium drinks. Anyone who grew up before 2000 will remember the turgid, chemical filled beer we 'forced' ourselves to drink. Mass wine sales consisted of the the rubbish that other countries didn't want and because we couldn't get anything

Camden London Nightlife 2018

ed mccabe2018-06-26T09:19:21+00:00camden, food and drink, London, Office night out, restaurants|

Camden London Nightlife Ah the glories of Camden London Nightlife. It's not all about getting plastered with tourists, although you can do that if you want. We thought we'd offer you a run down on what can be done in this famous pocket of London. Camden Pub Crawl It's pretty much a good rule of

Whisky Glasses

ed mccabe2020-11-04T10:53:41+00:00food and drink, whisky|

A Guide to the Whisky Glass Oaky. Scented. Sweet. Whisky comes in many shapes and sizes; from a pure single malt to a smokey American bourbon, there’s something for everyone. It’s not just the type of whiskey that matters; it’s also how you drink it that dictates what kind of whisky glass you need. Neat,

London Scots Infographic

ed mccabe2018-06-11T13:50:48+00:00Dancing, food and drink, London Scots, restaurants|

Check out our new London Scots Infographic If you want to find more information on these places then check out the blog post London Scots

London Scottish Bars

ed mccabe2020-11-16T14:27:09+00:00food and drink, London Scots|

London Scottish Bars OK, let's get the word 'Bevy' in the first sentence cause let's face we're going to be using it a lot in any discussion of London Scottish Bars - 'Going for a bevy?', ' We got bevvied last night', 'I'm aff the bevvy for January / Lent / by doctor's advice'. Of

London Scots

ed mccabe2019-05-06T09:41:32+00:00food and drink, London Scots, restaurants, Robert Burns, Scottish business|

London Scots are everywhere Golf Club, Charities, Restaurants, Monuments and Ceilidhs (!) - we review some of the more prominent sites, organisations and businesses that concern London Scots. Charities There are two charities specifically to help out London Scots: Borderline and Scots Care. Borderline's goal is to help first and second generation Scots find a

STOVIES

ed mccabe2019-10-29T09:55:31+00:00food and drink|

Stovies - a gift from the Gods I was once in Sainsbury's at the meat counter and asked what I thought was an innocent question. 'What meat do you recommend for stovies'. 'Lamb' replied the butcher without a second thought. 'Yes, I began that what.....' 'Och, you must be joking' said an elderly woman to