Glasgow Coffee Festival promises to be ‘biggest ever’

ORGANISERS of this May’s Glasgow Coffee Festival have promised to lay on the “biggest coffee festival Scotland has ever seen”. Dear Green Coffee Roasters is bringing the festival back to The Briggait on 13 and 14 May. Last year, more than 2,400 people attended the festival, which this year will be staged for the eighth…

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Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House in Oban launches baking book

ONE of Oban’s most famous cafés has launched its first baking book, Roxy’s Cake & Bake. Donna MacCulloch, owner of Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House, said: “Over the years of running Roxy’s with my husband, Archie, I’ve had customers asking me for my recipes and telling me that if I had a book they would…

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Meet the Ardbeg whisky cask that sold for £16m

ARDBEG is donating £1 million to charities on Islay after selling one of its casks for a record £16 million. The sale price, which eclipses all previous cask records, was more than double the £7m that French luxury goods giant Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) paid in 1997 when it bought the distillery. The whisky…

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Strathallan School opens The Art Cafe

STRATHALLAN School in Perthshire is opening a café in its art department. The Art Café will be run by Blend Coffee, which has shops in Dundee, Paisley, and its native Perth. Strathallan’s Art Café opens to pupils, parents, and friends of the school on 28 May, coinciding with the school’s sports day and the unveiling…

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Bellfield Brewery: Keeping ‘Vigil’ on Edinburgh’s beer

Bellfield Brewery took a ‘deep dive’ into gluten-free beers, but is now moving them from a niche into the mainstream, writes Peter Ranscombe. WHILE the rest of the nation sat transfixed by BBC One submarine drama Vigil last autumn, Bellfield Brewery in Edinburgh was preparing to take delivery of its very own stainless-steel tubes. “They…

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Tourism group launches ‘Breathing Space’ campaign

A new campaign to attract UK-wide visitors to Caithness and Sutherland in 2022 and beyond has been launched. The destination management organisation responsible for promoting tourism in the far north Highlands, Venture North, has launched the new Breathing Space campaign to help promote businesses and attractions in the region as the country begins to emerge…

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Gordon Castle Highland Games return next month

From runner ducks to the caber toss, the Gordon Castle Highland Games and Country Fair returns to Fochabers, Moray on Sunday 15 May. With an eclectic mix of entertainment for all the family, the community welcome the revival of the much-loved games after a two year pause due to the pandemic. Held in the historic…

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A new Scottish oatmeal stout has been launched

Inveralmond Brewery has launched Ossian Oatmeal Stout, a high quality, contemporary oatmeal stout, brewed in the heart of Scotland. Deep black in colour with a rich creamy head, Ossian Oatmeal Stout is a 4.1% brew that offers the perfect stout experience. Classic aromas of sweet malt, coffee and cocoa are evident and the flavour is…

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Borders Art Fair looks to a flourishing future

The return of Borders Art Fair last weekend has been hailed as a tremendous success, attracting thousands of visitors to browse, buy and chat to artists and makers. Preliminary estimates suggest that more than 3000 visitors invested around £130,000 in art and craft from the Borders and beyond. More than 70 individual artists and makers,…

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Popular food and drink festival is returning in April

Paisley’s popular Food and Drink Festival is returning in-person for 2022 with a two-day feast of fun next month. Paisley Food and Drink Festival is one of Scotland’s largest outdoor food and drink festivals and the extravaganza will take place at Abbey Close and Bridge Street in Paisley town centre on Friday 29 and Saturday…

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