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Scottish Beef Back on US Menus
Here’s some delectable news for our American readers – Scottish beef is set to make a return to dinner tables across America following an almost 20 year ban. US officials are moving to reopen the...
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Scots Christmas Fare
Perhaps my favourite part of Christmas (after opening presents, of course), are the days spent feasting and picking at leftovers until you can’t possibly eat any more. Here’s a compile of traditional...
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A Beginners Guide to Burns Night
Thank goodness Burns Night is just around the corner. With Christmas and Hogmanay celebrations all over for another year, I’ve been suffering from post-festive-season-depression this past week. Touted...
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Burns Night Prep – All Things Haggis
This coming Saturday is perhaps the biggest day of the year for Scottish cooking – Burns Night is the day in which the Scots skill for bashing turnips and squeezing minced sheep offal into an animal’s...
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James Taylor –“The Father of the Ceylon Tea Industry”
Over the weekend of the 22nd to the 24th of August, Scotland’s Tea Festival will be hosting a series of events in Laurencekirk and Auchenblae in Aberdeenshire celebrating tea and Scotland’s...
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Top 5: Whisky of the Clans
Intrinsically linked like bread and butter, whisky and the Clans are about as all things Scot as you’re going to get. Here are our top five links between the water of life and Scotland’s oldest...
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What is a Quaich?
Clan Crest Engraved Large Thistle Handle Quaich The quaich is a traditional Scottish drinking vessel which was used to offer a guest a cup of welcome and also a farewell drink, usually a dram of...
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Boxing Day – Sweetie Scone Day
As today is Boxing Day I thought I’d look at what would traditionally happen on Boxing Day in Scotland. The term ‘Boxing Day’ started many centuries ago, where the Lord and Lady of the...
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