Taste Scotland

When it comes to food and drink, Scotland is best known for its traditional dishes such as haggis, and for being the birthplace of Scotch Whisky. But it also enjoys a glowing reputation for many other kinds of local produce.

Orcadian Gin – Orkney’s craft gin scene is having a moment. The Orkney Gin Company’s Johnsmas gin won a prestigious UK Gold Medal in the World’s Best Gin Awards in 2017, while Kirkjuvagr Gin of Orkney Distilling came fourth place in a survey conducted by the Scottish Gin Society to find the nation’s top 50 gins. What’s more, its Arkh-Angell or ‘Storm Strength’ Gin won a Gold Medal at the World Gin Awards in 2019.

Orcadian Beer – Orkney breweries have also won awards. Swannay Brewery took home the SIBA 2018 Gold Awards for its Bottled Magnus Blonde and canned Muckle larger, while the Orkney Brewery was a UK winner at the 2017 World Beer Awards thanks to its Dark Island Reserve and Red MacGregor.

The Arbroath Smokie (see picture, above) – these salted and dried haddocks are smoked over a beech-wood fire and have, like Champagne, EU-protected status. That means they can only be called Arbroath Smokies if they are prepared in a highly specific, traditional way and come from within a 5-mile radius of the small fishing village of Arbroath.

The UK’s No.1 Fish n’ Chip Shop – a fish supper is considered as fine a delicacy as any of the meals prepared in the country’s Michelin-star restaurants – of which Scotland boasts 10. In 2015, the winner of the National Fish & Chips Awards was announced as Frankie’s Fish & Chipson Scotland’s Shetland Isles, which also happens to be the most northerly in the UK.

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