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Food Review: Gusto and Relish, 729 Pollokshaws Road, Glasgow
One of the pioneers of the Southside café scene is Gusto & Relish, an airy Scandi-décor place with great sandwiches and a delicious array of …
Drygate Brewery collaborate with Celtic Connections
FESTIVAL BREW: CELTIC CONNECTIONS & DRYGATE COLLABORATE TO PRODUCE WORLD’S FIRST BEER INFUSED WITH CELTIC MUSIC Celtic Connections and Glasgow’s Drygate Brewing Company are collaborating …
Gin forage with the Glasgow Gin Club, Galloway Wild Foods and the Botanist Gin
Away back in summer (there was a summer this year right?) we were able to go on a foraging trip with the Glasgow Gin Club, Galloway Wild …
Cocktail Recipe: Giraffe heid
Giraffe Heid Cocktail Recipe We were recently in Giraffe restaurant on West Nile Street and came across this limited edition cocktail. It has whisky and …
Cocktail Recipe: Thomas Dakin Gin Negroni
Gin is all the rage and rightly so (If you don’t like Gin try it without the tonic as it can overpower it) Recently …
Event: Fallachan Nights at Studio 93, Garriochmill Road, Glasgow, G20 6JS
We were invited to a preview of Fallachan Nights, a pop-up with a difference as Craig Grozier will not be bringing hot dogs, burgers or …
Isle of Arran Distillery Visitor Centre celebrates award success
The visitor centre of the award-winning Isle of Arran Distillery has been recognised for the second year running in the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge. The …
Cocktail Recipe: Smoking Gun by The Adamson, St Andrews
To celebrate their wins this year as Scotland’s 2015 ‘CIS Restaurant of the Year’, ‘Best Restaurant Experience’ at the Scottish Thistle Awards Fife & Tayside …
Food Review: Moose Coffee, 6 Dale St, Liverpool L2 4TQ
Easily identifiable at No.6 Dale St is Moose Coffee. We’d spied a branch of theirs before in Manchester but didn’t have time to visit but …
Brewdog open Doghouse in Glasgow this weekend
The long awaited city centre location for Brewdog opens this Saturday at 99 Hutcheson Street, Glasgow. This second city venue sees BrewDog launching a venue …
WEST and Porter and Rye team up for new beer
Glasgow brewery WEST have teamed up with Kained Holdings – owners of Finnieston, Crafty Pig and more, to brew up a special Rye Porter available …
Juniper Cruises – Gin Tasting on the Union Canal
Earlier this year we helped out the lovely chaps at Solid Liquids, famed for their amazing Scottish Juniper Festival, trial their Juniper Cruise on the …
Product Review: Quinteassential White Elixir Tea
Borne from a love of tea and travelling, Bernadine Tay established Quinteassential in 2010. Based in Cheshire Quinteassential has grown from a simple Farmers’ market stall …
Event: Monday 19th Oct – Rum and Cheese!
Glasgow Gourmands are back with their next event Rum paired with CHEESE! 6 glorious rums and 6 majestic cheeses have been matched for your delights. …
International Coffee Day – Best Coffee in Edinburgh and Glasgow
It’s International Coffee Day today so some links to the best coffee spots in Edinburgh and Glasgow for you to gain your caffine fix. Best …
Drink Review: Tanners Wine House Range – Mosel Riesling
Tanners Wine Merchants are independent family-run shippers of wine since 1842 and they know their stuff, so much so that they have a “house range” which …
Event: Gordon Castle Gin Food Pairing Event
The extremely tasteful Gordon Castle Gin are pairing food and gin at this Gin Club Scotland event. Gin Club Scotland is the world’s first gin …
Wine Chat from Buffwine
We have been joined by Ross of Buffwine. We had the chance to try out his Mambo Italiano event and really enjoyed ourselves, So much …
Taste Test: Gin
There’s more to gin than tonic With more and more gin distilleries popping up, 2015 seems to have been the year of gin with festivals, …
Bar Review: The Woolpack, 98 Bermondsey Street, London SE1 3UB
The Woolpack on Bermondsey Street is around a ten-fifteen minute walk from London Bridge tube and railway stations as well as Borough High Street. The area …
Craft Beer Rising at Drygate this weekend – Got your ticket?
Craft Beer Rising is back! Drygate is hosting Craft Beer Rising again this year (check out last years here) and showcases beer within ‘Scotland’s finest …
Grab the last of Summer (!!) with some rum cocktails
Fancy some Caribbean inspired cocktails? The West Indies Rum and Spirits Producers’ Association (WIRSPA) have developed the Authentic Caribbean Rum (ACR) marque, so you can …
Leeds Italian Beer Festival
The 1st annual Italian Leeds Beer Festival Ipsum Vinoteca in Leeds are holding a showcase of Italian craft beers at their first Italian Beer Festival. …