By Martin Isark With good reason, most Scottish distilleries lie in the Speyside area or in the surrounding Highlands. The cleanly flowing rivers, peat and easy access to high-quality barley mean that the distilleries there always have an economical edge over those on the islands, where higher production and transport costs have led to theContinue reading “The Speyside & Highland Drams are Perfect for Burns Night”
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Tasted: Clearspring Quick Cook Organic Millet, Peas and Lentils 250g
By Vegan Caroline Great flavours of nutty millet and peppery lentils. Makes an excellent soup base.
Tasted: Drink from Aldi
By Martin Isark When I wrote the Supermarket Own Brand Guide in 2005, I found that Aldi had some outstanding products in their: dairy, cold meat, cereal, confectionery, biscuit and snack sections – and at very cheap prices too! Their Drink? Drinkable… just!
Tasted: Inspiral Raw Christmas Cake 100g
By Vegan Caroline Traditional Christmas cake flavours given a raw twist with great quality ingredients and complex flavours.
Tasted: Butterkist Thai Sweet Chilli Flavour Popcorn
By Veggie Tom A decent low calorie snack with nice sweetness and a chilli kick.
Tasted: Vbites VegiDeli Christmas Range
By Vegan Caroline Great for a fast food hit with a festive twist taking you from freezer to plate in just ten minutes.
Tasted: Divine Chocolate 70% Dark Chocolate with Pear and Ginger 100g
By Vegan Caroline The classic flavour combination of chocolate, pear and ginger brought together for the first time in a bar. This hits the spot as a seasonal luxury treat.
Tasted : Vegandeli 100% Vegan Slicing Sausage Smoked Chorizo Style 440g
By Vegan Caroline Never mind as a meat substitute, this versatile, spicy slicing sausage is a great product in it’s own right.
Tasted: Heinz Classic Barbecue Sauce
By Veggie Tom Heinz sauces are hard to beat – and this sweet, slightly smokey barbecue sauce is no different.
Tasted: Neat & Mixed Gin
By Martin Isark Stocking up with Gin for Christmas and beyond? Be informed, take a look at the positives and the negatives of the popular and not so popular Gins below:
Can I Eat It? 