The Arches Awards Edinburgh Gin  is raising a glass to a remarkable victory for its distillery after being named Scottish Gin Distillery of the Year and Gin Tourist Destination of the Year at the 9 th  annual Scottish Gin Awards. The brand also won Scottish Gin of the year for its Classic Gin alongside four further gold product awards: High strength category- Cannonball Old Tom category - Old Tom London Dry category - The Classic Liqueur category - Rhubarb & Ginger The indep

Dirty Brew is a fusion of smooth Belvedere Organic Vodka with rich coffee flavour At Belvedere Vodka , the Maison creates with a simple philosophy: innovate with purpose, craft with excellence. Recently, the folks at Belvedere invited Bite to an exclusive tasting, offering a first-hand experience of their latest creation. Belvedere Dirty Brew is the purest—yet darkest—expression of this ethos, reimagining the coffee experience with a luxurious spirit of intense flavour and d

Monday - Friday 4 pm-7 pm In the heart of Edinburgh’s Newington district, a golden-hued pizza oven glows like a hearth at the centre of MATTO’s newest and most ambitious location. Known for its uncompromising approach to Neapolitan pizza, MATTO now invites diners to experience another cornerstone of Italian culinary culture: the aperitivo. Aperitivo Hour at MATTO is not merely a happy hour—it’s a cultural interlude. Running Monday to Friday, from 4 pm to 7 pm, this offering d

Birch botanical vodka The Roco Bros, renowned chefs and restaurateurs, once commented to Rupert, co-founder of Buck & Birch , that...

Caleño White Coconut Pineapple Juice Serve Non-alcoholic spirits brand Caleño is bringing a taste of Colombia to Waitrose with its new White Coconut rum liquid, launching this month in over 100 stores nationwide with an introductory offer of £15 (RRP £18). The launch comes as non-alcoholic rum is projected to be one of the fastest-growing market segments.  Additionally, rum-based cocktails have seen a 12% increase in popularity in bars and restaurants globally over the past y

Born from Scottish spirit-making traditions, mythology and the artistic landscape of Jupiter Artland, X MUSE, pronounced 'tenth muse', is a luxury blended vodka, combining two heritage barleys and the purest aquifer waters drawn from the Estate. Here, time moves differently; art and nature intertwine, and visitors are invited to slow down, harmonise and find energised balance. Wandering through the estate is all-engaging; art sporadically appears at spots specifically chosen

Worq Hospitality, the Scottish hospitality venture that operates numerous high-end brands including El Santo Latin American Bar & Restaurant in Glasgow’s Merchant City, has announced an exciting new collaboration with one of Scotland’s up-and-coming gin brands.   The brainchild of Glaswegian wedding filmmaker, Andy Samuel, Shipyard Gin – launched in October 2021 is now available across several of Worq Hospitality properties including El Santo, 55 Bearsden Cross, and Riva Bo

Sherry and Scotland have a deeply connected past with Edinburgh’s first records of drinking it dating back to 1548. The city even has its own Cadiz street, named after the Spanish port where Sherry barrels were dispatched out of before being shipped into Leith. It’s a fascinating past and for Scotland, these barrels offer greater meaning as when they arrived in town the wine would be poured into bottles and the casks snapped up by eager whisky merchants who discovered by refi

Gary Bradley As the mercury falls to sub-zero, the alcohol I am distilling reaches 78 degrees and the hydrometer measuring the strength of my gin shoots to 45%. Don’t panic though, all is above board as I am distilling my gin under the licensed supervision of Gary Bradley who runs Sip Antics micro-distillery and gin school in a cosy, downstairs room at the Cumberland Bar in Edinburgh’s Georgian New Town. Gary has been General Manager at the popular 56 North Bar in West Crossc

Rum Union - blended rum Grog is what was given to sailors. It is rum diluted with water, sometimes sweetened with sugar and laced with lime to prevent scurvy. James Lind conducted the first ‘clinical trial’ by giving sailors lime in their liquor. Naval heritage and rum are established bedfellows and South Queensferry is an apt place to set sail and learn all about the launch of a modern un-grogged rum, Rum Union . It is the place where David Balfour in Robert Louis Stevenso

BIRCH After a successful debut in 2021, flavour innovators Buck & Birch have relaunched the second batch of their spirit and namesake, BIRCH. The ethos of Buck & Birch's founders, Tom Chisholm and Rupert Waites, is to revisit Scotland's natural larder in order to create innovative, gastronomic offerings. BIRCH is an alternative to gin and vodka where pure spirit is married with raw birch sap and seasoned with wild birch flavours. The result is a smooth, yet complex, botani

Scottish spiced rum startup Brass Neck had hit a significant milestone – by selling its 1000th bottle just months after launching. Now...

Sharon Wilson Scotland’s leading Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur, Magnum, recently won its first international gold medal as part of the...