They are obsessed! An Edinburgh brewer has produced a beer that tastes like iconic Scottish delicacy the deep-fried Mars bar – and at 15.5 per cent ABV it’s certainly one for FRY-HARD fans. Vault City Brewing has reimagined the double deep-fried Mars bar into an imperial stout, paying homage to the infamous Scottish snack and […]

3 years ago

Only in Glasgow. There’s no doubt that Scotland is a country of many wonders, and Glasgow is a city of many wonders. And there is perhaps no world in which this is more apparent than the culinary one. Scottish salmon. Haggis. Deep-fried Mars bars. And of course Irn Bru, the drink of Scotland. Well now […]

5 years ago

Sugar tax be damned, Irn-Bru is back The year 2018 saw a soft drinks industry levy (SDIL) or ‘sugar tax‘ implemented across the UK. It essentially put a price of 24p on every eight grams of sugar per 100ml, which went straight to HMRC. It was introduced as part of the government’s obesity strategy, hoping […]

5 years ago

Scotland loves Irn-Bru As a nation, Scotland has some little quirks that are nothing but charming. Their football league has provided all of us with hour-after-hour of hilarity, they have a special way with swearwords, and they absolutely love an orange-coloured carbonated drink that the rest of the world has yet to fall in love […]

7 years ago

Carbs in a box, come and get your carbs in a box Let me tell you about a takeaway. Specifically, a takeaway in Scotland. It is called ‘East West Spice’, which, makes little to no geographical sense. But neither does its signature dish: a gigantic box of exclusively beige stodge. Brace yourselves, the meal(s), contains […]

8 years ago

ASOS have released a new pair of trainers

8 years ago