Game heroes: Nominations open for the 2024 Eat Game Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2024 Eat Game Awards – a celebration of those who promote game meat. The awards, which launched in 2017, have grown year-on-year, with more suppliers, chefs and influencers now on the scene. There are eight awards open for nomination and people are being asked to put forward those in…

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Anonymous buyer of world’s biggest whisky bottle revealed

The anonymous buyer of the largest bottle of whisky ever created, which sold for  £1.1 million in Edinburgh, has been revealed.  Whisky aficionado Viet Nguyen Dinh Tuan added the 5ft 11in tall bottle, known as The Intrepid, to his collection in Vietnam this week. The dram was conceived by Daniel Monk of Cask World and…

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Scotland’s thriving rum scene

Peter Holland, co-host of The Scottish Rum Festival masterclasses, tells us about Scotland’s thriving rum scene ahead of this year’s festival.    Ever since Dark Matter hit the news in 2015 for being the first Scottish Rum-producing distillery to open in the modern era, the Scottish Rum scene has been growing year on year. Fast…

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Edinburgh and Glasgow most expensive student cities

EDINBURGH has topped a league table as the UK’s most expensive city for students for the second year running, with Glasgow in second place. NatWest bank’s student living index, which was published this morning, showed that students in Scotland’s capital have a monthly term-time income of £1,453 – the lowest of all the cities ranked…

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Two Scots brands shake things up with cocktail

A PAIR of Scottish companies have unveiled a ready-to-drink Margarita cocktail. Bute-based Braw Liquor Club has included Blackthorn Salt from Ayr as one of the ingredients in its West Coast Margarita. The tipple also contains tequila blanco from Mexico, agave nectar, and lime. Braw has released the cocktail in 200ml and 500ml bottles. Elizabeth Mackirdy…

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