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January 25, 2023 Bonus episode - Johnnie Walker Princes Street Harris Tweed Hebrides Collaboration
Welcome to this very special partnership episode of Scran where we have teamed up with Johnnie Walker Princes Street to bring you news of a fascinating collaboration. 2 years in the making, Johnnie Walker, a brand synonymous with Scotland, quality and heritage, has teamed up with Harris Tweed Hebrides to launch a new whisky complete with luxury packaging.

This is the first of the ‘Johnnie Walker Princes Street Collective’ collaborations- a series that will bring together the world’s leading Scotch whisky with Scotland’s best creative forces to create unique and collectable whiskies.

The whisky represents a world first, having been matured over the past year in special hand-selected American oak casks in the Whisky Makers Cellar at Johnnie Walker Princes Street. The cellar, which holds just 26 casks, is unique amongst bondedwarehouses in Scotland, tucked beneath one of Edinburgh’s most famous streets.

We went along to the launch of this new whisky to hear all about how these two Scottish power houses have come together to create something unique and special.

Rosalind sat down with some of the key players in this collaboration of arguably two of Scotland's best known luxury brands. First up is Emma Walker, Master Blender, who you may recall we met just over a year ago when Johnnie Walker Princes Street first opened.

Next up is Mark Hogarth Creative Director at Harris Tweed Hebrides. Mark has spent many years working on high end collaborations and he tells us that this partnership with Johnnie Walker ticked all the boxes for the brand, especially in terms of attention to detail, Scottish heritage and sustainability.

Finally Rosalind is joined by George Harper, Johnnie Walker Whisky Specialist who created the Johnnie Walker Princes Street Collective bottling. George tells Rosalind all about the process they go through in developing a whisky and a collaboration such as this as well as highlighting some exciting times ahead for Johnnie Walker fans.

We hope you enjoy this episode of Scran and you can learn more about Johnnie Walker Princes Street, this great collaboration and what's on offer for visitors here.

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31 min
January 20, 2023 A Vegan Burns Night Celebration
It's still January so two things spring to mind, Veganuary and Burn's night and what a wonderful pairing for 2023. On this episode of Scran we look at the delightful ways to celebrate Burns night but doing so in a vegan manner.
Rosalind talks to chef Emma Ray, a vegan chef with lots of hints and tips for anyone hosting a Burns supper or indeed attending one.
We are very excited to share with you a Burns poem to celebrate the national bard, read by none other than Scottish actor James Cosmo - VisitScotland kindly shared this recording with us having carried out research this year that showed the piece featured in this episode, 'To a Mouse', is in fact Scotland's favourite Burns poem.
Rosalind speaks to Peter Holroyd from Kingsbarns distillery who gives us the history of this small, family-run distillery and his recommendation for the kind of whisky he would choose for any haggis pairing.
Finally Rosalind chats to Diana Thompson from Wine Events Scotland who you may remember from previous episodes of Scran. Diana gets into some of the technical side of why some wine is vegan and some isn't.
We hope you enjoy our celebration of Burns - slainte mhath!

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36 min
January 06, 2023 South of Scotland, historic hostelries, pies, gin and gelato
Welcome along to the first episode of Scran for 2023 and where better to begin than with a road trip? Rosalind made her way down the east coast to Berwickshire to visit some interesting food and drink businesses to learn more about their work. The businesses you'll hear about on the podcast are all part of the Scotland Starts Here campaign.

FIrst stop on Rosalind's trip was the Allanton Inn, an historic building that has been serving locals and passerbys for hundreds of years. There she met owner and chef Katrina Reynolds who told her all about the business and cooked her some moules mariniere.

At Giacopazzi's ice cream parlour in Eyemouth Rosalind was transported to an Italian summer's day. She sat down with Sales and Marketing Manager, Kerry Waddell and Production Manager, Somers Giacopazzi.

Jarvis Pickle Pies was a welcome stop where she met Jamie Brown, co-founder and owner. They discussed how the business came about, that intriguing name and what it's like being part of Edinburgh's festival scene in the summer (as well as getting to taste some delicious pies).

Rosalind's final stop on her visit to Eyemouth was at Gunsgreen House, an amazing and beautiful building which sits aloft the harbour. Home to Gunsgreen Gin she met manager Tracy Duffy who told her some of the extraordinary history of the house and how Gunsgreen Gin came about.

You can find out more about this wonderful part of Scotland at Scotlandstartshere.com

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45 min
December 20, 2022 Christmas Special 2022 part 2 - Ukrainian Christmas traditions, shaking up cocktails and saving our veggies
On the second bumper Christmas episode of Scran for 2022, we've got everything from cocktail making to veggie prep and gift ideas, as well as learning about some Ukrainian Christmas traditions .

First up Rosalind went along to the Hawksmoor in Edinburgh and spoke to Kyle Hamilton, the Assistant Bar Manager about some tips for Christmassy cocktails.

Nothing says Christmas quite like a great cheese board does it? When visiting South Lanarkshire recently, producer Kelly spoke to Selina Cairns of Errington Cheese about what to add to your cheese board this festive season.

On Tuesday the 19th of December Rosalind went along to Wellington Church in Glasgow where a special concert was being held by the Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, Glasgow Branch, to mark St Nicholas Day - a special day in the Ukranian calendar which sees boys and girls delivered gifts by Saint Nicolas.

Rosalind spoke to Kateryna Campbell who was involved in the organisation of the event as well as a lot of other support initiatives to help Ukrainians settling in Glasgow since war began there earlier this year. She also spoke to Andriy who is currently living with his family on a ship that's docked on the River Clyde. He told her all about the meals and traditions they share across the festive season. Andriy was also very involved in the production of the Vertep that was performed at the event. The Vertep is a traditional Ukrainian play that describes the events of Christmas. You'll also hear some lovely performances from the concert by members of the Ukrainian community performing the vertep (a traditional Ukrainian festive play) the Eastwood Choir conducted by Oksana Mavrodii and Bozhena who plays the traditional Ukrainian instrument, the bandura.

We also get tips on how to cook our Christmas veggies from Tom Booth of the East Neuk Market Garden and Peter Crawford of sips champagne keeps us right with choosing some bubbles to go with the special occasion.

Finally, we hear from Rachel Rowley of Ballintaggart and the GrandTully Hotel in Perthshire about this foodie destination, the cook school she runs and the latest addition to the business: a shop which supplies some sumptuous-sounding Christmas hampers.

You'll find more information about the work of the AUGB Glasgow here;

https://www.facebook.com/GlasgowUkrainians

A very merry Christmas and a happy new year to all our listeners!

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39 min
December 02, 2022 Christmas Special 2022 part 1 - turkeys, chocolate, giving and decorating
It's finally here - the first of our Scran Christmas Specials. This year we've been across the land talking to various suppliers, businesses and social enterprises all about our favourite time of year and what it means for them. Over the next two episodes you can expect tips for your Christmas dinner and cocktail making as well as ideas for gifts and eating out over the festive season. We'll talk to social enterprises and charities working to support people in crisis or difficulty this christmas and we talk to food producers about this important time of year for them.

In this first episode Rosalind talks to Michael Shannon of Damn Delicious in Biggar about the business of turkeys, and from there we move to another essential food group for this time of year - chocolate. Sebastien Kobelt, Master Chocolatier takes us through being in the chocolate business and what to think about when gifting chocolate.

For many of us, this time of year brings to mind those who won't be able to have the kind of Christmas they would like to because they are experiencing a crisis or in need of support. Rosalind spoke to Euan Brock and Andy of Social Bite to hear about how they are working with the social enterprise to help those experiencing homeless this Christmas.

Our final stop on today's podcast is at what can only be called an Edinburgh festive institution - The Dome, where tourists and shoppers gather every year to bask in the glow of their festive illuminations.

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36 min
November 25, 2022 Connecting local produce and people - Bowhouse
This week Rosalind continues her amble around Fife where she visits Bowhouse - a part of the Balcaskie Estate, located in the heart of the East Neuk, between Elie and St Monans.

Bowhouse aims to connect small growers and producers with restaurants and shoppers, giving everyone better access to local ingredients and produce. There are on site producers who operate from there permanently as well as others who run stalls on their market weekends.

Rosalind speaks to Rosie Jack, Manager at Bowhouse who tells her all about this innovative local facility. Rosalind also meets with some of the residents including Lucy Hine of Futtle, an organic brewery, taproom, bottle shop and music venue, Hazel Powell and Giacomo Pesce of Baern Cafe, which boasts a rather singular oven; Tom Booth of East Neuk Market Garden and Fiona Fraser of the Bothy Kitchen.

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42 min
November 18, 2022 An autumn orchard in Fife, Naughton Cider and Sips Champagne
On this episode of Scran Rosalind travels to the North East of Fife to meet Peter Crawford of Naughton Cider. Peter tells Rosalind all about cider's history, the process for making his cider (mostly by hand) and how champagne plays a huge part in this process. They also chat about his other business Sips Champagne - inspired by his student days working in Oddbins.

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38 min
October 28, 2022 Working up an 'Appetite for Adventure' with Ghillie Basan and Lee Craigie
Do you have an 'Appetite for Adventure'? Well, if so, then this may be the podcast for you!

On this episode of Scran, Rosalind is joined by Lee Craigie and Ghillie Basan who were part of this sustainable food and travel project. Appetite for Adventure was created to celebrate Scotland's Year of Stories 2022 and to promote sustainable active travel and food tourism through hostelling.

Hostelling Scotland teamed up with Adventure Syndicate for this project where, Lee, an ex-professional mountain bike rider and Ghillie, a well-known cook and food author took on the North Coast 500 and experienced some of the finest locally sourced food and drink Scotland has to offer.

You'll hear all about their adventures on an alternative route, the amazing food and drink they consumed and why Ghillie, a non-cyclist has been converted.

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36 min
October 14, 2022 The Hebridean Baker, island tradition, folklore and food
On this week's Scran Rosalind is joined by TIk Tok star the Hebridean Baker aka Coinneach Macleod. Coinneach tells Rosalind about how his social media following took off overnight and how he was once referred to as 'how a shortbread cookie might sound if it came to life'. They talk about Coinnleach's love of his home and his native Gaelic and the infamous Scottish deep fried Mars Bar. With a new book just released, 'My Scottish Island Kitchen', Coinnleach shares his passion for Hebridean cuisine and food culture. We also get a great tip for Bake Off fans.

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28 min
September 30, 2022 A taste of Lanarkshire Larder
This week we are in beautiful Lanarkshire, in the heart of Scotland, an area with a long tradition of food production. Rosalind went along to visit some of the businesses who now make up Lanarkshire Larder, a regional food group that includes food and drinks producers, restaurants, cafes, pubs, hotels and farm shops, all of whom share a passion about the provenance and quality of products they sell.

First up, everyone's favourite - cheese. Rosalind met Selina Cairns who runs Errington cheese and who founded Lanarkshire Larder.

Next up was a visit to Thankerton farm to speak to owner Michael Shannon who rears and produces all the meat for his butchers and supply shop - Damn Delicious.

Moving on to Strathaven, Rosalind sat down with Theo Giameos, owner of Roasted. His business ethos is very much focussed on sustainability, locally sourced products, socially consciousness and environmentally friendly practices.

Finally you'll hear Rosalind chatting to Andrew and Linda Smellie of Greenhall Country Cafe and Farm Shop. They have been growing and expanding a business; the original idea for which was born at a dinner party where they served crocodile, ostrich and wagu beef.

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