21 results for tag: whisky


2014 – A year to savour Scotland

There is absolutely no denying that 2014 is going to be one long (no doubt whisky fuelled) celebration in Scotland. In fact if you have been thinking about a visit to Scotland we would urge you to give 2014 some serious consideration.The Scots are of course a nation of proud and passionate people and we do love nothing more than sharing the best of our country with you. Naturally the team at Tasting Scotland want to extend an invitation to enjoy the best of the country’s food and drink. Be it on one of our gourmet journeys for some freshly caught crab or lobster from a small, wooden hut in a picturesque traditional fishing village to a gastronomic ...

The Foodies Fringe

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe started today (2 August, running until 26 August) and is the largest and best open-access arts festival in the world, containing a wide range of shows and events.  Edinburgh is as crazy busy as it gets and it is a fabulous time to be in our capital city. Out and about on our Edinburgh Food & Drink Walking Tour yesterday we came across a huge number of advertising posters for the shows and events, many of which had references to food or drink. The first one to catch our eye was Comedian Andrew Maxwell’s show entitled ‘Banana Kingdom’. We don’t of course grow bananas in Scotland but the list below relates ...

Asparagus as fresh as a daisy

There is always something magical about taking a group of people who appreciate the finer things in life on one of our food and drink day tours, but when you are visiting one of the most highly regarded asparagus farms in the country and visiting what we now know to be the Scotland’s Restaurant of the Year, the bar is raised to an altogether different level.As with all our food and drink based experiences we want you to gain a real flavour of Scotland’s top class products and the people who produce with both passion and pride.  There was no better place to start last Saturday’s gourmet journey than with Sandy and Heather Pattullo who have been ...