Posts Tagged ‘gin’
Enjoy A Festive Day at Country Living Christmas Fair – Snap up 2 for 1 Tickets
Country Living Magazine Christmas Fair, is back at SEC, Glasgow from 21- 24 November 2019. Over 350 of the UK’s finest designers, makers and boutique businesses will get together under one roof to offer unique gifts, traditional toys, stunning outfits and jewellery, decorations, crafts and inspired interior ideas, to help bring Christmas sparkle to every…
Read MoreBrewdog unveils Five Hundred Cuts rum
BrewDog Distilling Co has launched a new spirit with the release of Five Hundred Cuts rum. Five Hundred Cuts is a handmade spiced rum inspired by the life of Elizabeth Blackwell, a trail-blazing 18th century illustrator of medicinal plants aka ‘the original spice girl’. Five Hundred Cuts is an innovative, botanical rum with no artificial…
Read MoreChristmas night market dates are revealed
The dates for Balgove Larder’s popular Christmas night markets have been announced with a second event added for the first time ever. They will take place on Tuesday, 3 December, and Wednesday, 4 December, both from 4–8pm. The night markets are free to attend and will be held in the Steak Barn. A unique converted…
Read MoreTop ten scene stealers with Scotland on the big screen
With its rolling hills, rugged mountains, sprawling beaches, castles and picturesque villages, Scotland has provided the perfect backdrop for the world of cinema. Here we present 10 of the best appearances from Scotland on the big screen. 1. Timeless masterpiece Film enthusiasts have been flocking to ‘Ben’s beach’ since the charming comedy drama Local Hero…
Read MoreMatching Martin Wishart’s dishes to Lebanon’s wines
Old vines grown at high altitude produce wines with great food pairing potential, writes Peter Ranscombe. ASK most wine fans to think of Lebanon and their minds will race immediately to Chateau Musar, the country’s best-known winery. Yet, as we’ve seen before on The Grape & The Grain drinks blog, Musar isn’t the only game…
Read MoreCornhill Castle hotel launch Ghillie Gin
Cornhill Castle has formed a partnership with The Wee Farm Distillery and launched their own branded Ghillie Gin. This summer the venue near Biggar, South Lanarkshire, refurbished their restaurant, which is now called The Ghillie – a nod to the hotel’s heritage and location beside the River Clyde. One of the features of the new…
Read MoreOnly 6000 bottles of winter botanical gin available
Red Door Highland Gin has released a small batch limited edition bottling – the first release in a range of limited seasonal flavours – handcrafted at Benromach Distillery in Forres. Only 6000 bottles of Red Door Highland Gin with Winter Botanicals (45% ABV/70cl) will be released for sale, carefully crafted behind the Forres distillery’s iconic…
Read MorePeebles Hydro turns water into gin from hillside spring
Peebles Hydro has turned distiller as it launches a new gin, distillery and school, using water from its own hillside spring water. The 1881 gin, named after the year in which the iconic hotel opened, uses the same water from the rolling Borders hills behind the hotel, known as Shieldgreen, which has been supplying the…
Read More5-star Glasgow hotel’s next monthly brunch date
Bo & Birdy at The Blythswood is holding its next luxury grazing brunch at the end of this month. The stylish restaurant which underwent a £1.2m refurbishment in May, is offering customers a new brunch experience complete with a bottomless buffet and a pancake station with all the toppings. The brunch, which costs £50 per…
Read MoreA shortbread and gin recipe from Bake Off’s Ruby
2018 Great British Bake Off finalist Ruby Bhogal is working with The Old Curiosity Distillery in Edinburgh to bring back its popular Christmas gin. The Old Curiosity Distillery’s Christmas gin is distilled with ginger, cinnamon and cardamom which gives the undeniably familiar smell of Christmas and provides a festive spicy flavour. The ingredients used to…
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