Posts Tagged ‘Oyster’
Search is on for the best shucker in Scotland
It’s nearly time for Scotland’s seafood experts to ShuckOff. There’s good news for them, as the Scottish Oyster Shucking Championships returns for its second year The search is on for Scottish chefs, oyster growers, producers, fishermen and industry specialists to ‘shuck off’ to Stranraer once again in a bid to become the 2018 Scottish Oyster…
Read MoreRock Oyster limited edition completes series releases
A whisky firm is to release an expression to mark National Oyster Day. Douglas Laing & Co has announced the release of Cask Strength Rock Oyster Limited Edition Island Malt Scotch Whisky, the conclusion of a two-part series, Rock Oyster Cask Strength #2 is exclusively matured in American oak and bottled at 56.1% alcohol. Rock…
Read MoreAward-winning chef to cook up a storm at Open after party
The chef behind 2 AA rosettes and Michelin-recommended The Tayberry will cater for celebrities and golfers at Hamilton Grand Live – The Open Championship after party on 22 July. Adam Newth (27), proprietor of the Broughty Ferry restaurant, was crowned Young Scottish Chef of the Year and Young Scottish Seafood Chef of the Year in…
Read MoreA limited release for new 12 year old single cask release
Only 383 bottles are being produced in Douglas Laing and Co’s Jura 12 Years Old Single Cask, as part of their Provenance Coastal Collection. This is the second in an artisanal Single Cask series of four bottlings, honouring Scotland’s whisky-producing islands. The Jura 12 Years Old Single Cask Single Malt has been matured in a…
Read MoreLimited edition Islay whisky set for release
A Scotch whisky firm has today revealed its Big Peat Feis Ile 2018 limited edition – and they’re convinced it will be stuck on its purchasers. Douglas Laing & Co, the family firm behind the Remarkable Regional Malts range, has produced just 3000 bottles of the new award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky, which is bottled…
Read MoreWhisky honours Scotland’s islands and seas
An independent whisky distiller has unveiled its Provenance Coastal Collection, a limited edition single cask series of four bottlings honouring Scotland’s whisky islands and the seas that surround them. Douglas Laing & Co launched the collection with a Bunnahabhain 10 Years Old single cask bottling which has spent its life maturing in a refill hogshead.…
Read MoreRevamp will have you coming back for more
White Horse Oyster Bar If you consider yourself to be a foodie, then get a date in the diary to road-test The White Horse Oyster Bar as soon as possible. This is one of the best new launches in the capital in recent memory, with an old man’s boozer transformed into a fantastic – and…
Read MoreAlternatives to Chablis
PETER RANSCOMBE CHABLIS will always hold a special place in my heart. As a red drinker, it was the white that opened the door for me to a whole world of elegant and exciting wines, eventually leading to delights such as riesling and gruner veltliner. That’s why last year’s news sent a shiver down my spine…
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