Luxuriate: The Dipping Lugger, Ullapool
Head to the whitewashed former manse, avail yourself of one of the luxury rooms, an exquisite meal and a warm welcome at the Dipping Lugger, Ullapool.
Bar Tab: Fly South, Glasgow
Walking slowly down the long avian portrait lined hall away from the bustle of the weekend.
Glenfiction: The Happy Place
There were new smells, fresh smells, a breeze on my nose and so much to explore. The ground was dusty, pale, with small patches of long dry grass, rising and falling as far as I could see. This was a happy place.
Glenfiction: The Gaugers
It’s a long time to Spring. It always seems to be the case round here. Just a few miles from the sunshine coast, but inland the fog lingers…
Luxuriate: Holyrood Distillery
Perhaps the whisky world is ready for chocolate-rich roasted malt, fermented for three weeks, cut at a dangerously early point and then aged in a white port or Tokaij cask. Perhaps not. But wouldn’t it be fun to find out?
Glenfiction: The Cracked Barrel
I suppose long before the transaction and well before hindsight had a chance to kick in, I knew this wasn’t the best idea I’d ever had.
Hibiscus Royale
In the Caribbean, Christmas isn’t Christmas without the bright crimson of hibiscus, and once the flowers begin to appear at markets across the region, thoughts soon turn to sorrel wine (which is usually a famililial blend of hibiscus and white rum – but each island tends to have its own formulation).
Hot Buttered Whisky
Hot Buttered Whisky might sound like a strange idea – I mean who doesn’t want melted butter in their Scotch, right? – but that’s only because you haven’t tried it yet. We’ll avoid any cheap shots at the Scottish diet (not least because the history of the drink shows it has strong links to colonial America), and move straight on to singing its praises as a blissfully smooth, rich and…
Quick-Sloe Toddy
Homemade sloe gin has been an autumnal tradition in much of the UK since the seventeenth century. Given that it takes at least two months for the tart and astringent berries to produce the rich ruby red liqueur, drinking it is also somewhat of a Christmas tradition as well (although if you’re patient enough it will only get better with age). My aunt and uncle forage sloes every year from…
Bar Tab: Black Rock Tavern, Shoreditch, London
There’s a seat in Black Rock that’s the perfect place to sit if you’ve ever dreamed of being a private investigator in a film noir classic. You can recline in your wicker-weaved chair, or rest your forearms on the cold marble table.