For years, the only food that most people would associate with beer was either a curry or a packet of crisps in the pub. Unfortunately, both of these were merely a sales ploy to dehydrate customers and get them to drink more (awful) beer. However, as the focus on beer has moved from quantity to
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Last April, Morrison Street’s Spider’s Web pub wrapped itself in a cocoon and closed its doors for the last time. Now, after ten months and almost three-quarters of a million pounds, the once old man pub has been reborn as Edinburgh’s newest gin bar – The Jolly Botanist. I say newest gin bar but it
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I’ve always found the craft of blending fascinating. The way that Scotland’s master blenders are able to bring together a whole variety of whiskies and still achieve a consistency of flavour is nothing short of magical. So I jumped at the chance to head up to The Scotch Whisky Experience and try out one of
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Pairing food and whisky has been an emerging trend over the past few years, with numerous bars and restaurants bringing together a whole host of foods and partnering them with Scotland’s national drink. Some of these combos have gone down a treat. And others need to go back to the drawing board. I knew I
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It’s Burns Night this Sunday, which gives us Scots the chance to eat, drink and be merry in the depths of January. Held on the anniversary of Burns’ birth, the celebration was originally started by some of his close friends a few years after his death and continues to endure today the world over. Some
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If you live in Edinburgh, you’ll be well versed in the ‘pop-up’ event, and Summerhall is the Mecca of the Pop-up. The old vet’s school, located just on the fringes of the Meadows, has fast become one of the city’s most popular arts venues, hosting everything from theatre productions and arts exhibitions, to film showings
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Last Thursday evening, I made my way to Ruffians barbers for Edinburgh Whisky Blog’s (EWB) second annual Movember fundraiser. Last year, the boys from EWB took over Ruffians to raise funds for this great cause, and it was such as success that they decided to repeat it again this year. And although I’m not donning
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On Sunday afternoon, as Edinburgh’s Christmas markets started to sparkle below, I found myself perched on top of the city attending the very first Drinkmonger Christmas Fair. Held in the historic surroundings of the Capital’s City Chambers, the event is effectively a wine and spirits version of Royal Mile Whiskies annual Whisky Fringe. A sister
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