The change of season brings us new flavours to work with. Toffee apples, ripe pears, sweet figs, and all those warming baking spices… Many cosy flavour combinations to play with when creating your autumn cocktails at home. Autumn Cocktails to Make at Home Caramel Apple Mule Salted caramel syrup and rich apple juice give a […]
Outlaw rum is a Scottish rum brand which starts its journey from Trinidad and Tobago. The Caribbean rum is made from sugar cane molasses and distilled using continuous column stills. The spirit is stored in bourbon barrels, which then make their way to the foothills of the Cairngorms National Park in Scotland, where carefully selected […]
Rather than eat the Easter chocolate, why not just drink it? There are some very tasty chocolatey bottles available that offer a great alternative to Easter eggs and bunnies. Below you can find suggestions from luscious, sweeter-style whiskies to chocolate orange gins to downright opulent liqueurs. Chocolatey Whisky Bottles Scallywag Chocolate Editon 2024, 48% ABV […]
Takamaka Extra Noir is a bold, flavoursome blended rum from the Seychelles-based Trois Frères Distillery. The distillery has three different rum ranges, each of which consists of several rum styles. Takamaka Extra Noir is part of the St André collection, which includes three other rums. These have been crafted to showcase the rich heritage and […]
Rum finishing in the whisky industry is in no way a new thing, but it does seem more popular this year than in the past. There have been several new whisky releases aged in rum casks – and it is only May! The tropical, sweeter notes from the rum casks definitely match the season. Is […]
My favourite summer cocktail recipes are made with seasonal fruits and berries. And they tend to be on the sour side or made longer with the addition of something fizzy. Pink grapefruit, for example, works well if you are looking for a cocktail that is semi-sweet yet slightly bitter. Use it in a Margarita or […]
Holyrood Distillery, founded in 2019, is the first whisky distillery in Edinburgh since 1925. You can find the distillery in a former railway goods shed, which dates to the 1830s. It is the perfect location for the new city centre distillery. Holyrood Distillery aims to be different, more modern in its whisky-making approach. They play […]
Time to add yet another drink event in your diary, Espresso Martini Day is celebrated on the 15th of March each year. Below I’ve gathered some of my favourite pick-me-up coffee cocktail recipes (no Parmesan Espresso Martinis here, I promise!) for you to try at home. Which one is your favourite? 1 Vanilla Espresso Martini […]
It’s finally hot toddy season! The classic hot toddy is made with hot water, honey, lemon and a good measure of whisky. Although by no means do you have to limit yourself to whisky. Try rum, brandy or even gin. Let’s look into the history of hot toddy and how our favourite winter warmer came […]