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Trebor Mints factory
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Trebor Mints –A brief history of Britain’s Famous Extra Strong Mint

18 March 2026 Emma Mykytyn 0
Trebor Mints: The Story Behind Britain’s Famous Extra Strong Mint If you’ve ever queued at a newsagent or grabbed a [Read more]
birkentree
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Birkentree – Highland Birch water

10 November 2022 Emma Mykytyn 0
Behind the scenes with Birkentree, tasting whisky’s natural companion We have seen birch water on our travels, mainly in the [Read more]
Putting the tea in Britain book review
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The Scots who made our National Drink

2 July 2021 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on The Scots who made our National Drink
My daily cuppa – with Les Wilson My daily cuppa – with Les Wilson, award-winning documentary maker and author of: [Read more]
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Visiting Schmittmann Dusseldorf

14 July 2019 Emma Mykytyn Comments Off on Visiting Schmittmann Dusseldorf
A Korn is born at Schmittmann distillery A city known more to us for beer but Dusseldorf distillers Schmittmann, not [Read more]
killing eve berlin locations
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Travel: Killing Eve Berlin Locations to visit

8 June 2019 Emma Mykytyn 3
Crime and Berlin, I was in heaven and of course, my geekery kicked in for some mapping action, and to [Read more]
loch fyne oyster bar and restaurant
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Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and Restaurant, behind the scenes

29 July 2018 Emma Mykytyn 1
40 years of Loch Fyne Oyster Bar and Restaurant – a look behind the scenes Loch Fyne Oyster Bar at [Read more]
Rupp smoked cheese Austria
Austria

Learning all about Alpine cheese-making with Rupp

9 June 2017 Emma Mykytyn 1
The hills are alive with the sound of cowbells I had the pleasure of being invited to Austria, by smoked [Read more]
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Behind the scenes with Thomson’s Coffee

14 April 2017 Emma Mykytyn 1
Roasting coffee before it was hip Roasting coffee in Glasgow isn’t a new thing. There has been a coffee roaster [Read more]

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