Menus
Each day, before midday we upload the day's menus, it's always nice to whet your appetite before you even get to us. We also add in more detail about each dish in case you need to check out the ingredients for allergen information.
Whisky list
Speyside
Aberlour 10 yr - 40% This is a great entry-level malt, ideal for beginners, with a fine sherried spiciness. £3.50
Balvenie 12 yr - 40% A little spiced rum opens up the nose with gorgeous hints of date and walnut cake, a little honeyed oiliness and a dusting of cocoa sweet vanilla. The finish is tight and swift, the bourbon oak notes fading out with added toasty vanilla. £0.00
Balvenie Caribbean cask 14 yr - 43% Aged in rum casks for 14 years, giving that sugary depth that is a real individual flavour. £5.50
Cardhu 12 yr - 40% Smooth, with a gentle sweetness and a soft level of peat. A little smoke whispers sweet nothings. £0.00
Cragganmore 12 yr - 40% A sherried 12 year old single malt. A mellow, honey filled dram that seems to constantly push the honey notes with stone fruits, chestnuts, walnuts, almonds and berries. £3.70
Dalwhinnie 15 yr - 43% Soft honeyed sweetness, hints of fennel and cream, then balanced by sharp citrus notes. £4.00
Glenfarclas 15 yr - 46% Amber with hints of sherry, malt and a touch of smoke. Long and smooth. £5.30
Glenlivet 12 yr - 40% Pale gold with a clean flowery nose. Long and a gently warming vanilla flavour. £0.00
Glenrothes Select Reserve - 43% Light, soft and syrupy with a touch of liquorice and coconut. Juicy and mouth-watering. £4.50
Knockando 12 yr - 43% Creamy malt and summer fruits, with a juicy hint of blackcurrant. A little suggestion of smoke. Develops nutty notes on the palate, leaning towards chewy cereal hints. £3.50
Longmorn 16 yr - 48% Intensely fruity and very long with a marmalade finish. £0.00
Macallan Gold - 40% This is the new no-age-statement single malt Scotch whisky from the famous Speyside distillery of Macallan. Macallan''s new range has done away with age-statements and instead focuses on the colour of the whisky. It''s certainly a great whisky packed with £4.00
Singleton of Dufftown 12 yr - 40% A straightforward, nutty and malty single malt from Speyside, the Singleton of Dufftown was released to replace the Singleton of Auchroisk. It''s aged in a high proportion of European oak casks. £4.00
Tamdhu 10 yr - 40% Sherry cask matured and full of all the sweet, rich and creamy flavours that you''d expect. £4.00
Campbeltown
Springbank 10 yr - 46% Really impressive measures of peat and smoke dance together in harmony. Aged in Bourbon and Sherry casks. £4.00
Highlands and Lowlands
Aberfeldy 12 yr - 40% Sweet, malty, a gentle peat but nonetheless the mouth feel is very clean. £4.50
Ancnoc 12 yr - 40% Knockdhu renamed their whiskies anCnoc to avoid confusion with the nearby Knockando distillery. This 12 year old exhibits a gentle, non-sherried style of whisky. £3.60
Auchentoshan 12 yr - 40% This whisky goes on forever. Pineapple, cereals and soft vanilla remain in taste and impression. £0.00
Clynelish 14 yr - 46% A stroll between bright sand dunes, dotted with wild herbs. £5.00
Dalmore 12 yr - 40% Rum butter nose with malt loaf on a light peat heath. £4.50
Edradour 10 yr - 40% Dark gold with mint aroma over syrup and barbecue smoke. £4.75
Glengoyne 10 yr - 40% A soft, sweet 10 year old single malt from the Glengoyne distillery and a winner of a gold medal at the 2007 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. £0.00
Glenkinchie 12 yr - 43% Fruity, with notes of Madeira and sweet stewed fruits. A hint of Calvados and tannic oak. £3.75
Glenmorangie 10 yr - 40% Sandalwood with a whiff of the sea. Spicy, buttery, long and rounded. £4.00
Glenmorangie Lasanta - 43% Sherry cask finished expression from Glenmorangie, the Lasanta matures in bourbon casks before being moved over to Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez Sherry casks for a finishing period. Plenty rich and creamy with dark chocolate, dried fruit and fresh honey. £0.00
Oban 14 yr - 43% Slightly salty but with a smooth finish and a butter toffee aftertaste. £5.00
Old Pulteney 12 yr - 40% Matured in ex-bourbon casks for 12 years, this Old Pulteney malt was a double gold winner at the 2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. £0.00
Speyburn 10 yr - 40% This 10 year old single malt was a gold medal winner at the 2006 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. A classic from the Speyburn distillery. £0.00
Tomatin 12 yr - 43% This core single malt from the Ace distillery in the Highlands is finished for six to nine months in Oloroso Sherry casks before being bottled. £0.00
Islay and surrounding Islands
Ardbeg 10 yr - 46% Smoke and brine nose, medium body, sweetness going to salt. £4.50
Bowmore 12 yr - 40% Pears soaked in honey, smoked over peat with dark chocolate. £3.50
Bruichladdich Scottish Barley - 50% Made with Scottish barley alone, this unpeated malt is a modern classic. £0.00
Bruichladdich Laddie Classic - 50% Lots of fruit and honey with a thin wisp of sweet wood smoke and a slightly salty coastal tang present in the sweet/fruity finish, just delightful. £0.00
Bruichladdich Port Charlotte Heavily Peated - 50% Port Charlotte is a union of the classic floral elegance of Bruichladdich and heavy peat. £0.00
Bruichladdich Islay Barley - 50% Rich, buttery and creamy, with a tang of coastal walks. £0.00
Bruichladdich Octomore - 59.5% Peat fans, hold on to your hats. The Octomore expressions are always a treat and this one is as complex and intense as ever, while still maintaining a sense of poise and elegance. Oh, and peat. Plenty of yummy, smoky peat. £11.50
Bunnahabhain 12 yr - 46.3% Refreshing, clean sea air, malty with gentle nuttiness. £0.00
Caol Ila 12 yr - 43% Vinho verde mixed with vanilla and nutmeg. £4.00
Finlaggan Old Reserve - 40% The source of Finlaggan has remained a very closely guarded secret. To tell you the truth of the origin of Old Reserve, you''ll simply have to taste it! £0.00
Highland Park 12 yr - 40% This is one of the best entry-level whiskies, and is amongst the best value for money as well. Great balance of subtle peat and honey sweetness. £3.80
Highland Park 18 yr - 43% A superb 18 year old from the Highland Park Distillery and a winner of a gold medal at the 2005 San Francisco World Spirits Competition. £12.50
Islay Storm - 40% An Islay single malt from a secret distillery. Islay Storm has loads of peaty character. £0.00
Isle of Jura 10 yr - 40% Bright gold, light and sweetish. Slowly developing a soft dry saltiness. £3.40
Lagavulin 16 yr - 43% This is a beautiful example of a peaty whisky, not too overpowering. £5.50
Laphroaig 10 yr - 40% Famously medicinal and sea-weedy in taste, with a hint of oily sweetness. £4.00
Talisker 10 yr - 45.8% A classic Island dram from the Isle of Skye. Lots of spice and fresh, tangy peat. £3.80
Tobermory - 46.3% Quite light and fresh. There are notes of barley sugars and toasted cereals, hints of winter spice and a soft oak with notes of salty melted butter and ground ginger. £4.50
Blended Scotch
Ballantine''s Whisky - 40% Enjoyable and an easy everyday scotch. Smoother than its younger brother, it has pleasant vanilla tones and a honey, butterscotch and toffee aroma. Sweetness but balanced and medium aftertaste. £0.00
Chivas Regal - 40% A creamy, aromatic melange of vanilla custard, hints of aniseed, lemon curd and butter toffee. Wood shavings and dried banana chips develop with just a hint of cassis. A spicy, beautifully balanced blend. Lots going on here. £3.30
Johnnie Walker Black Label 12 yr - 40% Rich and full on the palate. Notes of wood smoke and dry spice. £3.00
Johnnie Walker Red Label - 40% There are notes of malted barley and potpourri, a touch of winter spice and fruitcake. £2.80
Monkey Shoulder - 40% Batch 27, smooth and rich, a blend of three Speyside malts. £2.80
Pigs Nose - 40% Youthful, some fruit, barley malt and porridge. Young but very sweet. Creamy and sweet. Soft hints of salt with a salty butter and caramel finish. £3.00
Sheep Dip - 40% Rich, warming and malty. Young and spirity. £3.50
Bells Original - 40% The ''Original'' is still very much a great value proposition, and is as good now as it ever was. £2.80
J&B Rare - 40% Distinct nutty notes. There are hints of fruit and dry wood, a citrus character and a little barley. The palate is of medium-body with good balance. There are notes of berry fruits, hints of cut fruit salad and caramel. £3.00
Rest of the World
Penderyn (Wales) - 46% Spicy and fruity on the palate with a suggestion of custard powder. £3.30
Canadian Club - 40% Medium-body with notes of barley sugar and aniseed. The palate is quite sweet and gentle. There are notes of winter spice and dark sugars with a touch of rum. The finish is of medium-sweetness and of medium-length. £3.00
Suntory Yamakazi - 43% Soft fruits dominate the nose and palate with plenty of vanilla oakiness, a touch of coconut and hint of cinnamon. Enjoy it neat, on the rocks or as a highball cocktail. £7.00
Wasmunds - 48% An American single malt produced in Virginia at the Copper Fox distillery. This is made with malt which has been dried using apple and cherry wood. £0.00
Nikka straight from the Barrel - 51.4% Japanese full-bodied and punchy. There is plenty of winter spice and toffee, a little caramel and vanilla and a good mouthful of fruit. £6.00
Hibiki Japanese Harmony - 43% Hibiki Japanese Harmony is made with malt whiskies from the Yamazaki and Hakushu distilleries, as well as grain whisky from the Chita distillery. The whiskies are drawn from 5 different types of cask. £0.00