Scotch-whisky cream-liqueur brand, Magnum, has secured a new deal to supply over 20 Sainsbury’s stores across Scotland. Magnum Scotch Malt Whisky Cream Liqueur is now hitting the shelves at selected Sainsbury’s stores in Edinburgh, as well as in Glasgow, Aberdeen, Fife, Ayrshire, Stirling, West Lothian, South Lanarkshire and the Borders. For the first time, bottles of Magnum will be available to Sainsbury’s customers for £28 per 70cl bottle (ABV 17 per cent). Magnum, which is

Patina bakery, based at Edinburgh Park, has been crowned winner of Scotland’s Best Croissant competition 2026. The judging for the award took place at The Balmoral earlier this week. Glasgow bakeries Maple Leaf and kaf, took second and third place, respectively. The competition attracted 17 entrants from across Scotland, including The Palmerston and Peregrine in Edinburgh; Birch Bakery, with sites in both Inverness and Skye; Eusebi and Outlier in Glasgow; and The Fat Batard i

Edinburgh chef, Maria Harper, founder of the Edinburgh Canapé Company, is inviting food lovers to get creative in the kitchen, with a hands-on, canapé-cookery class. The class is taking place on Saturday 31 October, from 10.30am-2pm, at Cyrenians Flavour and Haver Cook School in Leith. The event offers participants the opportunity to learn how to make five delicious, beautifully presented canapés from scratch. Designed for anyone who enjoys cooking and wants to feel more con

Edinburgh-based CASC Whisky has secured the exclusive rights to import and sell Ringbearer, the officially licensed single-malt whisky created to mark 25 years since The Fellowship of the Ring had its world premiere. The Lost Close, set within a hidden underground close beneath Edinburgh’s Old Police Chambers, will be the only place in the UK where fans can taste the Ringbearer whisky. Guests will be able to join a whisky experience or one of a series of special Ringbearer ev

Independent Scotch whisky bottler, Saltire Rare Malt, has unveiled Cigar Malt Edition 2, a 15-year-old Inchgower single malt. The second edition of the brand’s Cigar Malt reveals “enticing notes of orange marmalade, cherry pipe tobacco, stewed red apples and ground cloves, balanced by honeycomb and warm leather,” Saltire Rare Malt reported. The malt, designed to complement a cigar or be savoured on its own, is bottled at 48.8% ABV and priced at £120, with 298 bottles availabl

Eden Mill distillery has launched ‘Winter in St Andrews’, the next release in its seasonal gin range with a blood-orange, cinnamon and clove gin, limited to just 500 bottles. The release follows ‘Summer in St Andrews’, the distillery's limited-edition summer gin. The winter gin is said to be particularly suitable for ‘aperitivo hour’ and Eden Mill recommends it for a Negroni (equal parts Winter in St Andrews, sweet vermouth and Campari, over ice and finished with an orange tw

The Instituto dos Vinhos do Douro e do Porto (IVDP) is bringing its expertise in port wine to Edinburgh on 28 October, with a 90-minute seminar combining expert-led tasting and food pairings. The free event, for those looking to deepen their knowledge of one of Portugal’s most distinctive wines, will be held at the Hotel du Vin, from 10-11.30am. Led by Manuel Lima, head of tasting chamber at IVDP, the seminar will explore different styles of port and how they can work with fo

Isle of Mull Cheese has announced the launch of its Hebridean Cream Liqueur. Available to buy from Tuesday 27 October, the waiting list opens today. Created, distilled and bottled at the family-run Sgriob-ruadh dairy farm and distillery on the Isle of Mull, the liqueur has been created using aged spirit produced using the whey by-product of the cheese production the farm is known for. The spirit is then combined with cream created from the farm’s milk and aged with oak to

London’s Noble Rot, which has restaurants, as well as wine bars in Mayfair, Soho and Bloomsbury, is collaborating with The Palmerston restaurant in Edinburgh on a special lunch and dinner service, on Thursday 12 November. Noble Rot is taking its ‘On Tour: Cooking with Friends’ series to Edinburgh, joining forces with The Palmerston’s team for an afternoon and evening of food and wine. Adam Wood, head chef at the Mayfair restaurant, will join The Palmerston team to create

Acclaimed Edinburgh chef and restaurateur Roberta Hall-McCarron is partnering with school-breakfast charity, Magic Breakfast, to launch ‘Magic Dinners’, a series of collaborations with female chefs from across the UK. The chefs include Rosie Maguire, Gemma Dallyn, Amber Francis, Julie Lin, Flora Phillips, Ruth Hansom and Flora Shedden. The dinner collaborations will take place across Roberta’s three restaurants – The Little Chartroom, Eleanore and Ardfern. The series begins o

On Saturday 31 October, Cardinal restaurant on Eyre Place will welcome Vera Cebotari, sommelier and co-founder of Edinburgh wine merchant, Fion, for a one-night wine ‘takeover’. Chef Tomás Gormley’s fine-dining restaurant has featured Fìon’s low-intervention Spanish and Portuguese wines in its pairings and by-the-glass selection since launch. For this special evening, Vera will take over the dining room to personally curate and pour a selection of her own picks alongside Car

Edinburgh's new independent cheese store, The Big Cheese, has launched a range of bespoke Christmas gift hamper options in time for festive gifting season, including a selection of eight cheeses from The Big Cheese range, crackers, chutney, wine and Great Glen venison chorizo. There is a choice of hampers suitable for two, four and six people, priced from £45, £75 and £105 per hamper. Each hamper has been curated for sharing, made for Christmas, and the cheeses are chosen by

Roseburn bar, The Murrayfield, has closed its doors in advance of a £305,000 makeover that starts next week. The refurbishment is being carried out by Heineken-owned Star Pubs and the Discovery Group, which has 10 pubs across Edinburgh and the east side of the Central Belt. The overhaul is set to turn The Murrayfield into a top-quality, family-friendly contemporary pub that celebrates Scottish food and drink. The contractors break ground on 5 October. The Murrayfield will reo

LYLA, the Michelin-starred restaurant from chef and founder of Aizle Hospitality Group, Stuart Ralston, has been awarded a Michelin key in the 2026 Michelin Hotel Guide for Great Britain and Ireland, recognising the exceptional experience offered by its newly launched four-bedroom accommodation in Edinburgh. Michelin’s criteria for one-key Michelin hotels include service that goes “the extra mile”, offering more than other hotels in its price range and fitting the descript

Edinburgh’s Whisky Craft, an independent bottler, which opened in 2025, has announced that a new, permanent addition to its range is joining its seasonal collections, on 1 October. First Light, a 21-year-old Highland single malt is the company’s first permanent ‘core expression’, building on its seasonal single-cask collections, with more than 20 single casks bottled to date. Sonny Charles, Whisky Craft’s founder said: “Whisky Craft is an independent bottler, but our ambiti

Edinburgh restaurant, Howies, has been named Best for Scottish – Independent Business of the Year at the Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards 2026. Founded in 1990 by David Howie Scott, the family-run business celebrated its 36th anniversary this year. What began with a simple philosophy of serving honest, Scottish food and making quality produce accessible has grown into three Edinburgh restaurants and a flourishing outside catering business, Events by Howies. Today, un

Golden Wonder, whose crisps were first created in Edinburgh’s Stockbridge, in 1947, by baker, William Alexander, is bringing its World of Wonder experience back to Scotland this September. The pop-up gives crisp lovers the opportunity to create a flavour that’s completely their own. Following the success of its Glasgow pop-up earlier this month, the crisp brand, which sells a packet of crisps every three seconds in Scotland – is bringing its free interactive experience to Edi

Acclaimed chef, Yotam Ottolenghi, is opening his first Scottish restaurant, on Edinburgh’s George Street, on Friday 2 October. Bookings are now open. The menu, created by Scottish executive head chef Neil Campbell, puts seasonal produce centre stage, reflecting the bold flavours and vibrant vegetables that have become the brand's signature. The menu will feature a mezze-style spread, with a changing selection of dips, pickles and ferments, served with black garlic butter

Independent Edinburgh food business Toscano has launched its new Toscanino concept on Forrest Road, introducing a faster, more flexible format designed around value, portion choice and customer preference. Toscano is a family-owned, Scottish-Italian gourmet sandwich brand, specialising in Tuscan schiacciata (flatbread) sandwiches made with premium ingredients. Toscanino offers Toscano's signature, Tuscan schiacciata sandwiches in a ‘grab-and-go’ format, with ready-made half p

Independent Scotch-whisky producer, Blind Summit Whisky, has unveiled what it describes as its most exclusive collection to date. Drawn from a single Macallan cask distilled in 1989, the release comprises two individually bottled whiskies, separately finished in Rivesaltes fortified wine and Barbados rum casks. Bottles are available at £1,250 per 50cl bottle, or as a paired set for £2,500, with just 30 sets available worldwide. Drawing on Blind Summit's collective years of w