Welcome to the first of our Christmas special episodes for 2021. We'll be looking forward to the festive season and talking all things food and drink and how to get the best out of the Christmas celebrations. On this episode Rosalind speaks to Andrew McDuff of McDuff Butchers which opened earlier this year in Bonnie and Wild at the St James' Quarter in Edinburgh.

Next up Rosalind visits Crisis and speaks to Jenny Whyte, Volunteer Coordinator and Ewan Mathieson, Volunteer Head Chef. Crisis is a charity that helps homeless people all year round and this Christmas will be feeding more than 300 people in Edinburgh alone.

Rosalind went looking for some recommendations around sustainable wine to try this year. She speaks to Bruce Jack of Bruce Jack Wines from his vineyard in South Africa.

Finally on this episode you'll hear from Evan Samson and Kevin Usher at Dumfries house who gave Rosalind some great tips and insight into how to prepare for hosting this Christmas and how to make your table look fit for a prince!

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On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine journeys up north to find out more about the revamp of Killiecrankie House, and what guests can expect from this new foodie destination.
Rosalind spoke to owners Tom and Matilda about how and why they came to buy the house, their London supper clubs, what’s on the menu and what it’s been like renovating such a historic home.

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On this episode of Scran Rosalind takes a trip to the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain. There she gets a sneak peak at the new Lighthouse distillery and chats to Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation Dr Bill Lumsden. They talk about his career so far, what dram got him into whisky, his creations, the new Lighthouse distillery and what the future holds.

While touring the distillery Rosalind learnt about a new collaboration between Glenmorangie 18 year old and Japanese artist Azuma Makoto. While on the tour she learnt more about how whisky is distilled there. Rosalind was also asked to do a rather strange tasting of sorts at the spring from where the water to make the whisky comes.

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On this week's episode of Scran Rosalind speaks to Callum Richardson, owner of the multi-award-winning Bay Fish & Chip Shop in Stonehaven. Callum speaks about how he went from the navy to hospitality and how his time in the armed forces influenced his business. He also talks about his passion for sustainability and how doing fish and chips well has taken him all over the world once more.

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Rosalind interviews Bad Girl Bakery owner and star baker Jeni Iannetta about her baking journey. They talk about how a chance early morning job application completely changed the direction of her career. Jeni shares her favourite bakes and talks about her newly released cookbook as well as dispensing some advice for budding bakers.

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On this episode of Scran Rosalind takes to the East Lothian countryside to try her hand at foraging with Rupert Waites, one half of Buck and Birch. After discovering what's available in Scotland over the seasons, with a particular focus on Autumn, they head back to the Buck and Birch tasting room. Here they sample some foraging delicacies and join Tom Chisholm to discuss how they went from pop-up foraged dinners to inadvertently becoming part of the drinks industry.

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In this episode of Scran Rosalind talks to brothers Nick and Alex Ravenhall aka The Whisky Smugglers. Both work in the whisky industry and have been involved in a project to raise money for Sea Shepard by open water swimming with some whisky on board! Find out more about their slightly hair-raising efforts and how their love for whisky has its beginnings in their homeland of New Zealand.

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This special bonus episode of Scran was recorded at the newly opened Johnnie Walker Visitor Experience on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Rosalind went along to check out Diageo's £185million investment in the old Fraser's building.

You'll be given a sneak peak into what you can expect to experience on a tour including hearing from Master Blender Emma Walker, Senior Experience Ambassador Gordon Houston, the wonderful retiree-turned-Tour Guide Les Defesche, Chief Sustainability Officer Ewan Andrew and Managing Director of Diageo's Brand Homes and General Manager of the new visitor experience, Barbara Smith.

In this episode you'll meander through this remarkable building and catch an auditory glimpse of what is already set to become a new Edinburgh institution.

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On this episode of Scran, Rosalind takes a deep dive into a relatively new business - Larkfire - a canned Scottish water company that is billed as wild water for whisky.

Rosalind is joined by James Mcintosh and Alan Moffat from Larkfire alongside whisky consultant Mitch Bechard to discuss how a dram in a London pub led to James travelling around Scotland to find the most neutral water available in order to can it for Larkfire. We also chat about the significance of the name and how James and Alan hope that by offering a completely neutral water - with low minerals and no added chlorine or fluoride - more people will be drawn to whisky. Mitch gives his thoughts from a whisky expert point of view, and they tell me how the industry has reacted to their product. They also share their must-drink desert island drams.

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On this episode of Scran, Rosalind chats to Fraser Graham from Cabezon Beverage.

Cabezon together with Lost Loch distillery in Aboyne, launched a botanical rum last year, making them one of the newer kids on the burgeoning scottish rum block. Rosalind spoke to Fraser about the rum scene in Scotland, changing tastes and appetites for local produce, rum cocktails and how taking Buckfast to a desert island may be a great idea….

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