Posts Tagged ‘scotch’
Ten course menu from a MasterChef professional
A delicious 10 course tasting menu from a MasterChef: The Professionals contestant is taking place next weekend. Theodore Chana, from Braco, Perthshire, working with Jecca Maxwell, has created the special menu for the Venachar Lochside, in Callander, Stirlingshire, on Saturday, 12 January, from 6pm. Theodore (26) appeared on MasterChef: The Professionals in 2016, but has…
Read MoreScots shaping up given a healthy helping hand
Almost four in five of Scots plan to kick off the new year by going on a diet. That’s according to a survey undertaken as part of a new Specially Selected Pork campaign. New research, commissioned by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and carried out by Censuswide, reveals the majority of Scots are set to commit…
Read MoreGet your tickets for The Steamie at Hogmanay 2019
It’s been a Scottish favourite for decades – and The Steamie is coming to the SSE Hydro next Hogmany. Neil Laidlaw and Jason Haigh-Ellery present The Steamie, which has been a massive hit since it was first written by Tony Roper 31 years ago. Tickets are on sale for the production in 2019. It will…
Read MoreScots building ties with Westminster in competition
The highly successful restoration of the historic Grade A listed Inverness Town House has been commended in the UK Natural Stone Awards, 2018. The project won joint first place with the Palace of Westminster in the Repair and Restoration category which was sponsored by Historic England. The winning project involved a two-phase restoration which was…
Read MoreAppliance of science exposes £635,000 of fake whisky
Laboratory tests on 21 different bottles of rare Scotch whisky, potentially worth around £635,000, have confirmed them all as modern fakes. Based on these results, Rare Whisky 101 (RW101), one of the world’s leading experts in rare whisky, has estimated that around £41M worth of rare whisky currently circulating in the secondary market, and present…
Read MoreFirst Scottish rye whisky in a century is launched
Arbikie Highland Estate launched its ‘Highland Rye’ single grain Scotch whisky, the first rye whisky distilled in Scotland for over 100 years. It was laid down in 2015 and uses a combination of Arantes Rye, Odyssey Malted Barley and Viscount Wheat. The whisky, which is owned and distilled by the Stirling brothers in Lunan Bay…
Read MorePublic house opens its doors to the public
Public House by Nico, Chef Nico Simeone’s much-anticipated new gastropub restaurant, is now open. Occupying a prime position at 333 Great Western Road in Glasgow, Public House by Nic’ brings modern British gastropub cuisine to Glasgow’s West End, under the direction of Nico. Following in the success of his award-winning sister restaurants Six by Nico…
Read MoreExperienced hand to guide heritage trust forward
A woman who has cared for some of the most important industrial heritage in the world has been appointed as chief executive of a Moray-based heritage trust. As chief executive of the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, a World Heritage Site in Shropshire, England, Anna Brennand brings a wealth of experience having led a series of…
Read MoreTwo proud whisky loving nations fused in new whisky
The Scotsman who helped modernise Japan has helped to inspire a pioneering fusion of Scotch and Japanese whisky. Now, on the anniversary of the death of Scottish Samurai Thomas Blake Glover, spirits business Fusion Whisky has announced it will be releasing another batch of its iconic Glover whisky, after overcoming a shortage of high quality…
Read MoreScots urged to beef up their Christmas this year
Over two million Scottish consumers will be inspired to choose Scotch Beef PGI as the perfect festive choice. It’s part of a high-impact Christmas campaign launched this month by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS). Nine newspaper adverts aimed at enticing consumers to buy Scotch Beef PGI over the festive period will appear in key Scottish newspapers,…
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