New Italian-inspired flavour a sweet treat from Mackie’s

By Reporter | September 20, 2017

Ice cream favourite Mackie’s of Scotland has created a new treat which will transport fans to evocative Mediterranean cafes – with the launch of a limited edition flavour. The popular Scottish firm is using the famous Italian Biscotti biscuit to bring a touch of Autumn sunshine to these shores with its new Caramel Biscotti flavour,…

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Enjoy an oat-rageously good breakfast with Groats and eteaket

By Reporter | August 3, 2017

Leaf tea experts eteaket and porridge aficionados Groats are teaming up this weekend (5-6 August) to offer the people of Edinburgh the most Instagrammable breakfast in town, with a tea-and-porridge pop-up at the eteaket Concept Store on Rose Street. Perfect for building up stamina to see you through the Fringe, Groats’ unique style of handmade…

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Darnley’s to serve up G&Tees at global golf tournament

By Reporter | July 28, 2017

Darnley’s Gin will be hosting a series of initiatives in St Andrews this August to celebrate its sponsorship of the Ricoh Women’s British Open. Darnley’s is the ‘official gin supplier’ of this year’s event, which takes place next door to their new gin distillery in Fife at the iconic Kingsbarns Golf Links from 3-6 August.…

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Jamie McCulloch: Scottish passion with Swiss precision

By Reporter | July 21, 2017

Peter Ranscombe meets Scottish winemaker Jamie McCulloch, whose handcrafted wines from Switzerland are finding fans on Edinburgh’s food scene. IT’S always fascinating to meet Scottish winemakers. It’s possible to count the number of vineyards in our nation on one hand and so it’s interesting to explore the reasons why fellow Scots turn to making wine.…

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Darnley’s Gin toasts homecoming as new Scottish distillery opens

By Reporter | June 29, 2017

Darnley’s Gin will today (Thursday 29th June) celebrate bringing its production home to Scotland with the opening of a new gin distillery and visitor centre at Kingsbarns in the East Neuk of Fife. Previously distilled in London, the award-winning premium Scottish gin will now be exclusively produced in this tranquil corner of Scotland where Darnley’s…

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Winton celebrates with feast fit for a castle

By Reporter | May 24, 2017

Winton Castle, the business events and wedding venue in East Lothian, has just celebrated more than 500 years of history and changing back to being called Winton Castle. It only adopted the more modest name of Winton House in the 1960s, and ‘once a castle, always a castle’. Winton Castle was a stronghold of the…

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Pioneering partnership honoured as Fusion Whisky unveils plan for future international releases

By Reporter | May 19, 2017

The team behind the first blend of Scotch and Japanese whisky have spoken of their plans for future collaborations after winning a national excellence award that honoured their partnership with a renowned independent distillery. Fusion Whisky last night received the Success through Partnership prize at the Scottish Food and Drink Excellence Awards in recognition of…

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Edinburgh smokehouse is dedicated to reduce food waste

By Reporter | May 18, 2017

A specialist smokehouse restaurant has become the first in Edinburgh to embrace an eco-friendly initiative which offers fantastic bargains to hungry customers – while reducing food waste. Reekie’s Smokehouse, on Holyrood Road, is an independent, husband-and-wife run restaurant that uses classic American BBQ techniques to smoke top quality local meats with a Scottish twist.    …

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