You’ll not struggle to find a drink during the Edinburgh festivals, with pop-ups located right across the city. But why buy your own booze, when there are plenty of alcohol-themed shows running across the city this August, which come with a free drink…or five. The Thinking Drinkers: History of Alcohol With FIVE free drinks during
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Following a sold out run last year, Dram & Smoke has returned to Edinburgh for a second year as part of the Edinburgh festivals. The one-off restaurant was one of my favourite festivals experiences in 2016, so I was buzzing to see the team return to the city. Running from 3 – 27 August, the
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Earlier this week, I filled you in on my experience of Stewart Brewing’s Craft Beer Kitchen. However, this is very much a story to two-part. So here’s part two. The magic begins! Although we were as pleased as punch with the “beer” we had produced, it was still simply malty, warm water. The yeast were
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This time last year (yes, this blog has been a LONG time coming), I was just seven weeks out from my wedding. My partner and I had been pretty laid back in our organising duties up until this point, but things were starting to get serious. And the one thing we hadn’t considered were wedding
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This Thursday, Black Bottle whisky will be taking over The Caves in Edinburgh, as part of The Eclectica Experiment. The event, which promises to be “unconventional”, will bring together music, spoken word, contemporary dance, short film and comedy, in a celebration of Edinburgh’s creative music and arts scene. Oh, and not forgetting cocktails – whisky
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Dishoom has been creating plenty of buzz since it arrived on St Andrew Square last November. The brand – which calls a beautiful 1920s-era Grade-A listed building its home – made Edinburgh its first stop outside of London and its been well worth the trip up the East Coast mainline. On its official opening night,
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Burns Night is a great time to sit down with friends and family, and enjoy Scotland’s national food and drink. Thankfully, listening to Burns’ poetry isn’t mandatory and can you always nip to the toilet whilst someone is droning on in some oft forgotten language. But what if you fancy doing something a wee bit
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Edinburgh is fast gaining a reputation has one of the UK’s cocktail hotspots, with a fantastic range of bars, including Bon Vivant, The Devil’s Advocate, Panda & Sons and Bramble, which was recently ranked number 32 in a list of the world’s top 50 cocktail bars. And the rest of the world will have the
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For a number of years, the southern side of Edinburgh’s grand St Andrew Square felt extremely neglected, with a many of its buildings either lying empty or virtually starting to crumble. However, after a couple of years of (often controversial) construction work, the area is springing back to life and brings with it two new
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Last Thursday saw the launch of a stylish new bar in the heart of Edinburgh’s G&V Hotel – Epicurean. Located on the ground floor of the landmark hotel, Epicurean has breathed life into what used to be a slightly awkward space for the hotel – to be honest, it was never high on my list
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