Posts Tagged ‘gin’
Chill Fest Leith returns with more cocktails
Chill Fest Leith will return to Edinburgh this August – bigger and better than ever before. This year’s Chill Fest celebrations will see eighteen top bars across EH6 whip up creative signature cocktails to spread good vibes in Leith during festival season. Offering a more relaxed alternative to the frenzy of the Fringe, Chill Fest…
Read MoreMarketing award for Eden Mill’s co-founder
Eden Mill co-founder Paul Miller has won an industry Oscar for the entrepreneurial marketing skills that put the beer, gin and whisky brand on the world map. Paul was presented with Global Marketer of the Year at the 22nd Academy of Marketing Science world congress at the University of Edinburgh on Thursday (11 July). The…
Read MoreA softly softly approach with drinks at the Fringe
A Scottish soft drinks firm is to be introduced to thousands at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. Rapscallion, based in Glasgow, uses fresh fruit and the lowest possible amount of sugar, and will be stocked at all catering outlets at Assembly venues throughout this year’s Fringe. Assembly is one of the largest and best known venues…
Read MoreStack and Still opens its second pancake place
Stack & Still, the UK’s largest urban pancake and licensed bar venue, has opened its new Glasgow Silverburn site to the public today. Stack & Still opened their first Glasgow city centre venture in October last year serving over half a million pancakes in their first six months. Stack & Still has over 60 employees…
Read MoreIconic British recording artist heads up Scottish gin campaign
Iconic British recording artist Paloma Faith is heading up Boe Gin’s new campaign. The singer stars in their latest advert and has her own signature serve, ‘Paloma’s Boe’ – a passionfruit flavoured spiced margarita. Distilled on-site in the village of Throsk near Stirling, Boe Gin is now one of the biggest independent gin producers in…
Read MoreSkye Food and Drink Festival kicks off today
The third Skye Food and Drink Festival kicks off today (Monday, 24 June) with a sold-out seafood launch. This will featuree Ready, Steady Cook with Skye’s celebrated chefs Marcello Tully, from Kinloch Lodge, and Scott Davies, of the Three Chimneys. This fun afternoon will include high tea and music and takes place at An Crùbh,…
Read MoreA big boost for Boë Gin with supermarket deal
Boë Gin has announced two new major national listings in a phenomenal year of growth. Stirling-based Boë’s award-winning Boë Violet flavoured gin will now be available in Co-Op and Scotmid stores across Scotland. Boë Violet, a full-strength gin which uses Boë’s classic Scottish Gin, infused with violet flowers will now be available in 342 Scottish…
Read MoreEden Mill unveils distillery expansion plans
Award-winning Scottish gin and whisky distiller Eden Mill has submitted a planning application for a major £3.1m development of new production facilities in St Andrews. This is part of a longer term £8m investment programme. The expansion will result in an increase of whisky capacity from the 300,000 litres per annum to over one million…
Read MoreTurriff Show to celebrate food and drink
Scotland’s biggest two-day agricultural event, the Turriff Show, is introducing a new food and drink pavilion for 2019. In its 155th year, the show (4-5 August) is expanding its food and drink offering with over 50 stalls featuring some of the best produce from growers and makers throughout Aberdeenshire and beyond. Exhibitors include artisan yogurt…
Read MoreScotland’s Mother of Japanese Whisky inspires event
The true love story of the Mother of Japanese Whisky is at the heart of a Scottish festival. Inspiration for this year’s Kirkintilloch Canal Festival is being drawn from an enduring love story – stretching from Scotland to the Far East. Rita Cowan’s fateful meeting with Japanese student Masataka Taketsuru took place at her home…
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