I don't generally get excited about retail therapy. I abhor shopping for clothes. It's a chore…read morepurchasing home goods. Buying food is marginally more enjoyable. But when it comes to booze, I could go on all day. In a city where cocktails are questionable and scotch is king, Good Spirits Co is a gasp of fresh air to a drowning man. Not unlike Gerry's in Leeds/Soho or Astor Wines in NYC, this shop offers enough variety and substance to satisfy most any liquor lover. Beyond a product selection that could leave me browsing the shelves for hours, the staff is knowledgeable (and trying to become even more so!), welcoming, and the space is noteworthy in its own right. Ask about the cashier's counter sometime - it's a piece to be pondered and appreciated. I'm excited about the forthcoming tasting room to come, and hope that local Glaswegians come to admire and adore this liquid gold outlet for the treasure it already is.

good selection of bottles. but the most hostile sales person…read more(with the short bleached hair) I ever met in Scotland. I will take my custom elsewhere.

I love this place!! Great HUGE selection of beers and Jehad is so knowledgeable about all of them…read more He's very friendly and the place overall has awesome, relaxing energy. Can't recommend this place enough!

Right update is required! Moving on from the pop up days GG has got a home! When you walk in you…read moreimmediately feel so welcome and the 90s hip hop/rap mixtapes makes you want to stay all day and hang out with this guy!! On one side of the shop you have your fridges which will be filled very soon of chilled alcohol, one fridge at the moment has Cheese (Mellis) to complement you choice of Craft! This alone had me super excited (there is in fact nothing at all like this in Glasgow) at the moment it's still in the setting up stage which is totally understandable, stock can cost lots!! The back wall has lots of different types of beer bottles and cans from IPA's to Sour Beers! So what make this place different to any other off licences? Draft to Go!!!!! Yes buy a growler get it filled with your Draft of your choice and bring it back again and again! So a run down of today's draft. - Alpha State by Ryg Og Rejs - Marble Collab -American Porter - wipe and True - Quintet - burning sky - Session Ok, you can probably tell I love this place! It's a wee belter! I hope this dude does so well!

This place is much larger inside than it looks on the outside, and I like that you can actually see…read moreinto the brewery behind. It's a good pub lunch sort of stop, and there's not much else in the area so worth stopping off after you've visited the Cathedral or Necropolis.

Having a beer after visiting the Necropolis. it was just outside down the street. 1/2 pint of…read moreDisco Forklift Truck Mango Pale Ale and Seven Peaks Session IPA. Friendly and quick service with good beers.

We were given vouchers for a food & wine evening for christmas. Our choosen theme was mediterrean…read more All the wine is pre selelted to go with the different courses. On arrival canapes were served and sparking wine dished out. All canapes were divine. Next we were led into the dining room which was the old stables in this old coach house. Our starter of Bouillabaise and monkfish arrived matched wine. To go with our pork main we had a lovely red wine. Unfortunaltley due to a second cold coming on this was the last I could taste of wine. I couldn't even smell it in the first place. stupid cold! Anyways we moved on to sherry, which is appartently dry - yeap cold seems to kill ma tastes buds now. Accomplimenting a french comte and a fig chutney - both tasty. Then the dessert - Baklava and pistachio ice cream - heaven! Sweet dessrt wine but again the taste buds was gone, so it could of been water for all I'd known!! Ok I had the cold but it didn't dampen my mood. I really had a jolly good old time and meet some nce people who were sitting at the same table. Conversation was a flowing and so was the wine! I'd come back again for sure for another theme - without a cold! :D

From the owner: Edinburgh School of Food & Wine is Scotland's best cookery school, offering everything from…read moreregional and skills based leisure classes to a full-time diploma in food and wine.

Wandering around Stockbridge I stumbled upon Raeburn Fine Wines. Now, at first it wasn't the window…read moredisplay of wine that drew me in but the abundance of flowers the shop had at its front. The sharp, bright flowers certainly were in sharp contrast to the black, ordinary decor of the outside of the shop! As I took a closer look I noticed, at last, that this was primarily a wine shop. After working in the wines and spirits trade in the past I couldn't help but have a look! And when I looked, I realised that this was not your typical odd bins or budget wine shop, but a shop which had a bit of class. Instead of the Echo Falls and Gallo wines, this shop stocks much pricier and better quality wines. The wines on offer are from all over the world, but I noticed quite a large selection of the wines were from the old world (i.e. Europe). The staff were friendly and certainly know there wine facts! So if you want to pick up some dazzling flowers and a classy bottle of wine, then Raeburn Fine Wines is ideal!

This is my happy place, I mean like seriously happy…read more.. I still remember my first bottle (okay, bottles...) which I still have (albeit currently empty!) several years on. They were a gift from my awesome boss - two stacked bottles of 250ml each, one of raspberry vodka and the other containing elderflower vodka, both bottles inscribed with "Kath's Cocktail Party", wrapped creatively in tissue and cellophane and tied with natural raffia - and that was me, caught hook, line and sinker by the wonderfulness that is Demijohn. Demijohn get their name from their selection of huge Demijohn bottles, massive big round bottles containing litre upon litre of luscious liqueurs...The shop itself isn't large but that doesn't mean lack of choice...I usually lose an hour of my day easily when I go in there and every time end up doing eeny-meeny-miny-mo to make my choice lol. They offer vodkas, gins (Seville orange a favourite of mine, oh and blackcurrant (it tastes like grown-up Ribena!)), whisky's and even oils and vinegars (though I don't tend to look at that side of the shop ;-) ) so there really is something for everyone. The best thing is, you can try before you buy so make sure you go without a car! There is a variety of different sized bottles to choose from (these are priced separately to the liqueurs but once bought, you can bring your empties back time and time again to refill and only pay for the liqueur!), some which stack on top of each other, some which lock side by side so if you can't decide on just one liqueur then this is the way to go! I always think contrasting colours look best, just saying... Bottles can then be inscribed with a personal message making them a gorgeous gift idea for birthdays, weddings, dinners, actually do you even need a reason!? Oh and one last thing, don't go diluting them with tonic et al, neat over ice is by far the best way to enjoy these beauties :-D

If your business tagline is "the world's first liquid deli" I'm going to get a bit excited. I've…read moreactually been into Demijohn a few times but have never committed to buying until last week. Normally I get a bit too overwhelmed, look around for a few seconds and then leave again. Not this time though! If you're not sure what Demijohn is all about, it's a shop which sells some lovely spirits, oils, vinegars as well as jam and chutney. I was in looking for a gift for friends for a housewarming and the customer service was great - the guy talked me through what is popular just now (Seville gin!) and suggested a nice gift rack with three mid-sized gins (the Apotheker 200ml rack). They'll even do a custom message on the bottles if you like. Sure, it's a little pricey but a great place to buy a gift for yourself or someone else. Well worth a visit. I believe they'll also let you have some samples although I wasn't offered any on this visit (sad times).

Visiting from States Our tour of northern Scotland started with our first dinner in Champany It…read morewas a perfect evening in all ways . Felt lucky to be in this beautiful environment My group was so well looked after Warm snd attentive staff , was so appreciated by all of us Our food was top notch Presented in a top notch Clean fresh, salmon swam in a light caviar sauce I could dine here every night if possible Why not? Every member of the staff was smiling, energetic and eager to please 5 stars

Yesterday afternoon after we arrived to Scotland, we were hungry. We searched a place to eat and…read morethis popped up. I can't say how thankful for Yelp helping us. This place is hands down the epitome of what you'd think Scotland is. Flowers, warm tones, wooden ceilings and wonderful food. We felt a bit underdressed but the staff didn't care. They were delightful and polite. Our food was just an added bonus to an already delightful experience.

We had a wonderful tour with our guide Kevin! It was interesting to see a distillery in the heart…read moreof town and learn about how it helped shaped the town. Other than the tour they do offer a nice sit down bar where you can enjoy a dram and relax. There is also a little retail space with some nice gifts and other whiskies besides Oban. I had never had the pleasure of trying Oban whisky and after three other tours before this one it still stands out and was a favorite of mine. The whiskies were smooth, and had some of my favorite tasting notes. Make sure to have this be a stop when your in Oban

This was a fun tour and I learned a lot. I don't even like whiskey! I thought it was fairly priced…read more Each person gets 3 shots of whiskey, but if you ask for the 'cork', you get a small 3-pack of whiskey to take home, which is a great souvenir. They also give you the shot glass you drank your whiskey out of. You get a discount at their shop and we bought some whiskey. The only reason I'm giving this 4 stars is that their website kind of mentions that the tour is disability friendly, when it is not. There are stairs up and down. But they were very good about giving me a last minute refund for the tickets we couldn't use.

If only more off licenses were like WoodWinters…read more... An independent business run by passionate wine and whisky lovers, WoodWinters is beautifully laid out with crates of wine and liquor on polished wooden floorboards. There's a staggering array of fine red, white and rose wines and a small but impressive selection of whisky. Run by knowledgable Scots, there's mini and full size bottles from a variety of national distilleries like Ardbeg, Bowmore, Benrinne, Linlithgow, Dailuaine and Port Ellen. Whilst you can get a good bottle for around £30-£40, they also sell some spectacular 25 and 30 year old whiskies from Rosebank, Tomatin and Glenfarclas. Samples are available but be prepared, you'll have to splash out £150 - £330 if you want to take a bottle home.

Came in for a tasting. £5 to taste 6 summer wines, with pizza and water to wash it all down. Left…read morewith 3 bottles of wine and 2 bottles of heather ale. This marketing scheme, it's working! Actually, what really works here is the passion and friendliness of the owners, who will chat with you about the wines, the weather and everything in between, who clearly care enough about their wares to learn all about them and to recommend you a wine that might be entirely different from everything you're tasting. The selection is great, from lower-priced wines that don't taste like low-priced wines to the top-shelf stuff. There's also whisky, brandy and port, some ales and a few local liquors. Oh, and they do stamp cards! I was won over after one tasting. It's not even remotely in my neighborhood, but you bet I'll be back for my future wine purchases (working up to that free bottle)!

I have now spent 2 afternoons with Ru at the Krua Thai Cookery School and thoroughly enjoyed both…read moreof them. Ru teaches either one on one or in small groups and she caters for absolute beginners and trained chefs. She taught me in her cosy kitchen and is a pleasure to work with. She is friendly and interesting, tells you all about the ingredients you are using and gets you to do as much as possible yourself. It was great making thai curry pastes from scratch and tasting how much better they are than the shop bought ones. After you cook each dish ( you can do about 4 in an afternoon) - Ru sits you down and gets you to try your handy work - all very yummy. At the end of the day she sends you off - ladened down with all the dishes you have made plus spices, garnish, rice and all the trimmings to get you started at home. There is a whole range of courses you can do and she is happy to tailor to what you want. She also teaches fruit carving and does outside catering for events big and small. If you want to learn how to cook authentic thai food - go see Ru.

This is an incredible cookery school! Ru is the most professional person I have ever met - her…read morestandards are far higher than most people can reach. She also makes the lessons fun and easy-to-follow - And the food is DELICIOUS. I thoroughly recommend Ru and Kra Thai!