Brewgooder and Social Bite join forces for Christmas

Two of Scotland’s leading purpose-driven entrepreneurs have reunited to tackle hunger. The pair who worked together to bring Leonardo Di Caprio to Edinburgh to help tackle homelessness in Scotland have reunited to launch a new campaign to educate festive drinkers on how to donate to their nearest foodbank. Alan Mahon, founder of Brewgooder, first worked…

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Bross ready for second Beer & Bagels pop-up event

Following a successful launch event with Pilot Beer, Bross Bagels will continue its Bagels & Beer pop-up programme by partnering with Scottish Brewery of the Year, Fierce Beer. The Aberdeen brewery will join Larah Bross at the Bross Bagels Portobello Bakery on Portobello High Street, on Thursday November 25, from 7pm. Guests will enjoy four…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 12

Cask & Still’s twelfth edition looks at The Cask Scam. In a special investigation our commissioning editor Blair Bowman, who himself is often asked to source rare casks of whisky on behalf of buyers from around the world, has become increasingly alarmed by what he sees as whisky’s Wild West. This is a land where…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 10

In Cask & Still’s tenth edition we meet the MacLean brothers. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan MacLean, are the sons of acclaimed whisky writer and connoisseur Charles MacLean. The trio were rowing to Scotland’s West Coast distilleries as the perfect training for them as they prepared to row across the Atlantic. In Bar Snaps, our regular…

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Innis & Gunn’s new brewery plans are approved

Planning permission for Innis & Gunn’s brewery at Heriot-Watt University’s Research Park has officially been granted by The City of Edinburgh Council. Spanning a two-hectare site, the new facility will provide increased brewing capacity which will ultimately support the brewer’s continued growth, both in the UK and internationally. This will be the first major brewery…

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Cask and Still magazine issue 8

James Bond’s drams are in focus as we take a look at Ian Fleming’s favourite whisky cocktails. We feature six – not 007 – of the best drinks from Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, the official cocktail book in collaboration with Ian Fleming Publications and The Ian Fleming Estate and Bar Swift.…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 6

Issue six of Cask & Still has some northern exposure, as we head to the world’s most northerly distillery, Aurora Spirit, is situated deep in the stunning Arctic Circle. Our featured whisky bar is the dizzying selection of drams at the Jack Rose Dining Saloon in DC. We stay in America as we meet Scottish…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 5

Issue five of Cask & Still features Rab C Nesbitt star Gregor Fisher sharing his love of whisky. We look at the Black Rock bar in London, and we discover other drinking cultures. Every country has its own drinking games, while downing a dram – or the local tipple – varies wildly depending on where…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 4

Issue four of Cask & Still is packed with the best features on the drinks scene in Scotland. We discover more about the ancient and messy tradition of tarring and feathering apprentice coopers is revived on Speyside. In our tour of the world’s whisky bars, we have a look at draming down under at Whisky…

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 3

Cask & Still’s third edition takes a journey into bourbon with comic genius Bernie Lubbers. The stand-up comic is also a bourbon ambassador and bluegrass musician. Our whisky bar of the issue takes us to the Flatiron Room in Manhattan, New York. We meet Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith, who, as well as…

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