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Scotland’s natIOnal drrnk must be the most wrdely ertten about of all the sprrrts Such Is the stuffs status wrthrn drrnkers' sprrrtual hrerarthy that, If you want to know about whrsky's hrstory, Eegends, makers, bottles, :3’a:es ot’ marttrtatttrre, taste or even :‘hemrstry, then somewhere out there you ‘.‘.'Ill frnd a book that raters '.(‘ your needs

Jornrnq the throng :s the retently launched Whrs‘ky Magazrne Edrted by walkrng whrsky encyt lopaedra, author and all round bon vrveur Charles MacLean, It's a Irver and Informatrve look at the world of whrsky

MaCLean has a sure feel for the whrsky Industry and ret'oqnsses that herrtage plays a ‘t rqe part :n the drunk's appeal The frr'st Issue ( :rntarns artrtiles On the ghosts that are sard to haunt varrous drstrllerres as well as -n depth Investroatrons :nto what spet‘rfrt ‘attors Invest (ertarn maits v-JItl‘ therr‘ drstInrtIve taste Alongszde these are celebrrty Interwews, book revrews, a whrsky notes and queues setjtron, new whrsky revrews and a serres of modes on how to taste and nose whrsky

Knowledgeable wrthout berng dry, Whrsky Magazrne should satrsfy amateurs and buffs alrke A year's subSCrIptIon costs £23 70 for st Issues and the frst 256‘ also ()0? a halt’ bottle of Glee'no'ar‘tye and spet :ai tastrnt; glass ‘-.\"'te to "I\'h:sky I‘.v‘:at;a/sne Subscrrotrms, CREERCS' “V3833,

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The Bonham

Along w'th the Howard and Channrnqs, The Bonham has bet orne the latest addrtron to the Town House COmpany's portfolro o-‘ hotels ’r‘ Edrnburgh WhIIe It's been open fo' a number of months now, the retent offrcral launt'h saw one Fat Lady Clarrssa Drckson Wrrght berno hand- fed grapes by the group's rnanatrrnd drrettor Peter Taylor

Wh:le not t rorncshq nute the same 'evei of persona'sed serv (e for every ('us‘ton‘er, T"‘e Bonharr‘s restaurant is armed for area? t3". "its the‘ Retha'" ~~

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Bonham Hotel, 35 Drums/reugh Gardens, 0737 226 6050

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The Basement

th-IZa Broudhtrz't Sheet 55 Restaurant dualrty food at nul:-:;r:r prrtes, served 'tIf lOprn In lrvely, (ClOUTiUl surroundrrtr;s

Common Grounds 2/3 North Bank Street 226 l4‘.6 Amerrcan-style coffee 4‘ v house on The Mound ' ské” Food served all day Lrve .‘A‘sfls‘ musrt most evenrnds

DSK ' S 32C Broughton Street < 478 7246

Global food wzth stylrsl‘. deter Tuesday - Saturday nrt;l‘.ts, Sunday ltrr‘; t‘ We need 'U' to tun DSK to D'EJ'SK

EH1

I97 Hrgh Street

220 5277

Chrrstmas rnenu avarlable

through De(' 3 LOLH‘SC‘S £13 95, Mon- Thurs tIl’ lOprn, Frr-Sun M 7 30pm Also ternptrnq darly snet :als served darly untIl 7pm

Filmhouse

88 Lothran Road F‘fLMHOUSE 229 5332

Relaxed, tilllliiS;,‘lit'II1 (it"s tta', ' :;

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Pancho Villas 2~1CCa"a‘!‘-’:ate 557 4476 l.‘rex:;ar‘- ttiurrw .'..",t'" Mayra Nunez says "j./:;;"-:‘- -';’i"l(} to eat l.«‘rexrtarr, then '10"? be blind" Lunth urrtrl 5pm, drrtner Passepartout

24 Deanhauoh Street, Stot'kbrrdoe 332 4476 Cdsrrrtvprtirtatt (uIsrne mm dan se :‘rILe' 'r"er‘.us from £12 50 Iboolurrr; ailmsattle .5

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274 CANONGATE. ROYAL MILE. EDINBURGH

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Back Alley Restaurant

8 Ruthven Lane 334 7165

World wrde turssne, \.'.'eel<en:l breakfasts, Happy Hour, lunth 'rxt-nu, evenrnt; spet‘rals and GlttS(](Z~‘I.'."S best burners' Balbir's

5l \X'est Regent Street 33‘. 3986' \‘(t-t t)::;, ":12 ilesrr;nt‘-', not sexy, 3ust brrll'ar‘t

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Brel bar: restaurant 39 Ashton Lane 342 4966 Beloran beers

~dn ft Leile and Hoe-<;aar‘der‘.‘, frne Wrnes, rustrt food, (0:)! tlltlSIt, relaxed

atmosphere

Caffe Latte

58 Vrrdrnza Street,

Glasgow, 553 2553

Pl/[dS, Pastas,Salarls, Stilld‘flltllOS, Snatks L'terrsed unt;l r'rrdnrrrht, seven days Re‘axed, t’rreedly atmosphere

Grassroots

20 Woodlands Road

353 3278

Scare-free t'ood, ordanx droterres, excellent bread, trne theeses‘, herbs and s‘pICes, wholesome foods y rrn, yurrr

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Market Bar 24 Candlerrqgs 564 3005 Relaxed atmosphere at thrs

stylrsh new bar/Iott hen, ser'vrng modern Internatronal tursrne 'tIIl 8pm

Mojo 158a Bath Street 331. 2257

.‘y‘uth at‘tlarmed stylrsh bar a unrdue blend of modern brass‘erre (ookrng In an Intrmate settrno. Stravaigin

28 Grbson Street

334 2665

Fresh Scottrsh Ingredrents, authentrc and orrgrnal reCIpes, award-wrnnrng (ookrnq, Irver and Informal atmosphere

The 13th Note Krnt; Street 553 2638 Bar/( ate/venue Wrth a totally vegan menu of wholesome food \vrthrn a relaxed atmosphere

The Ubiquitous Chip

l2 Ashton Lane Uh'qvil'U/ Clrip 334 5007 One of Glasgow's _ t'rnest restaurants seryrno modern Stottrsh fayre Tron Bar

Chrsholm St 552 8587 Contemporary European style bar and newly- ret’urbrshed restaurant, servrno ex<ellent ('ursrne and arrne In (ornfortt’mle, re:axed surroundrnds

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2 NICOLSON

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STREET EDINBURGH

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