A Week in Whisky: Going green, raising cash, and more

Peter Ranscombe shines his irreverent spotlight on another week in whisky… DISTILLERS will gather for the World Whisky Forum at Stauning whisky distillery in Denmark later this month – not for a giant party, but to discuss sustainability. The forum – which runs on 21-23 June – will discuss topics including the sustainability of cereal…

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A Week in Whisky: Hibs, Fèis Ìle, North Uist, and more

Peter Ranscombe takes a wonder through another week in whisky. THE fitba season may have only just ended but there’s already exciting news on the transfer market. Gleann Mòr Spirits has signed a two-year deal with Hibs. The company – whose head office is just a few streets from Hibernian’s Easter Road pitch – takes…

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Lanarkshire butcher scoops UK title

A BUTCHER’S shop in North Lanarkshire has been crowned the “Best in Britain”. S Collins & Son in Muirhead was named as Britain’s best butcher’s shop shortly after winning the Scottish title for the fifth time. Its sirloin steak and black pudding were also named as the best in the country at the Q Guild…

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Six by Nico opens its doors in Aberdeen today

The much-anticipated Aberdeen restaurant Six by Nico opens today with the first of its ever-changing six-course menus. Nico Simeone, the renowned Scottish-Italian chef, has launched his tenth Six by Nico restaurant in Aberdeen’s Union Street in the city centre this week. Every six weeks, Chef Nico and his team will completely reinvent their food offering,…

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Strathallan pupil is all set to fence for Scotland

Strathallan School pupil Joshua Bryden will take up his sabre for Scotland this summer as he prepares to fence at the 2022 Commonwealth Fencing Championships in London. The 13-year-old from Auchterarder will take to the piste in both the cadet (under-17) and junior (under-20) sabre categories, after he came top of his age-groups in qualifying.…

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Tamdhu ready to offer a Spain to Speyside experience

Tamdhu distillery only opens its doors to the public once a year during The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This year the brand is hosting an immersive ‘Spain to Speyside’ tour and tasting with London’s famous Spanish deli, Brindisa. Taking place on Thursday, 28 April, the exclusive whisky experience includes an in-depth tour with distillery…

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Enter the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition

Leading field sports equipment suppliers Farlows are hosting the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition. As many notable members of the Royal Family were or are fly fishers (The Queen Mother, Prince Charles and even Her Majesty The Queen), Farlows have are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by launching a competition on their social media channels…

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Jascots: Serving restaurant-quality wine at home

Jascots at Home is a wine club delivering bottles to the doorstep that are usually only found in restaurants, as Peter Ranscombe discovers. FLITTING from wine tasting to wine tasting, there are names that come up again and again. Names of the mainstream wine merchants, names that will be familiar to professionals and consumers alike,…

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Kim McAleese appointed director of Edinburgh Art Festival

The UK’s largest annual festival of visual art has announced Kim McAleese as its new director. She takes up the position ahead of the 18th edition of the festival, which returns from Thursday 28 July to Sunday 28 August 2022. Founded in 2004, Edinburgh Art Festival (EAF) is the platform for the visual arts at…

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144 bottles from Bruichladdich to mark the jubilee

VCL Vintners has announced a limited run of just 144 bottles from Bruichladdich Distillery to commemorate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. This whisky was distilled with the sole purpose of commemorating the occasion. Bruichladdich distillery on the isle of Islay, filled cask number 2504 back in 1991, and now after watching both the Golden Jubilee and…

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