Scran
From the humble haggis supper to the finest single malt, Scotland's food and drink scene is as unique as the nation itself. Rosalind Erskine, The Scotsman's Food and Drink Editor, is joined by guests and experts to give you an insight into what's cooking in Scotland. If you like a good bit of scran, this is the podcast for you.
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Starting out - exploring new Edinburgh ventures
Welcome to the first episode of Scran for 2022. As this time of year brings to mind new starts and fresh beginnings we've been having a look at some of the newer faces on the food and drink scene in Edinburgh.
Host Rosalind met up with Louise...
45 min
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Scran Christmas Special 2021 Part Two
Welcome to part 2 of the Scran Christmas specials for 2021. This episode is also jam packed with festive tips and advice from gifting to cocktail making and of course we have lots of cooking tips.
The first guest Rosalind speaks to on this episode...
38 min
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Scran Christmas Special 2021 Part One
Welcome to the first of our Christmas special episodes for 2021. We'll be looking forward to the festive season and talking all things food and drink and how to get the best out of the Christmas celebrations. On this episode Rosalind speaks to Andrew...
43 min
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Killiecrankie House - challenging projects, mea...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine journeys up north to find out more about the revamp of Killiecrankie House, and what guests can expect from this new foodie destination.
Rosalind spoke to owners Tom and Matilda about how and why they...
27 min
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Innovation at Glenmorangie - flowers, rocks and...
On this episode of Scran Rosalind takes a trip to the Glenmorangie distillery in Tain. There she gets a sneak peak at the new Lighthouse distillery and chats to Head of Distilling and Whisky Creation Dr Bill Lumsden. They talk about his career so...
30 min
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Building the best fish and chips
On this week's episode of Scran Rosalind speaks to Callum Richardson, owner of the multi-award-winning Bay Fish & Chip Shop in Stonehaven. Callum speaks about how he went from the navy to hospitality and how his time in the armed forces influenced...
34 min
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Baking bad with Jeni Iannetta from Bad Girl Bakery
Rosalind interviews Bad Girl Bakery owner and star baker Jeni Iannetta about her baking journey. They talk about how a chance early morning job application completely changed the direction of her career. Jeni shares her favourite bakes and talks about...
29 min
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Scran goes wild with Buck and Birch
On this episode of Scran Rosalind takes to the East Lothian countryside to try her hand at foraging with Rupert Waites, one half of Buck and Birch. After discovering what's available in Scotland over the seasons, with a particular focus on Autumn,...
44 min
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Whisky smuggling to save the oceans
In this episode of Scran Rosalind talks to brothers Nick and Alex Ravenhall aka The Whisky Smugglers. Both work in the whisky industry and have been involved in a project to raise money for Sea Shepard by open water swimming with some whisky on board!...
36 min
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*Bonus Episode* Johnnie Walker Princes Street V...
This special bonus episode of Scran was recorded at the newly opened Johnnie Walker Visitor Experience on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Rosalind went along to check out Diageo's £185million investment in the old Fraser's building.
You'll be given a...
40 min
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Wild Water for whisky
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind takes a deep dive into a relatively new business - Larkfire - a canned Scottish water company that is billed as wild water for whisky.
Rosalind is joined by James Mcintosh and Alan Moffat from Larkfire alongside...
38 min
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Meet the new kids on the Scottish rum block
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind chats to Fraser Graham from Cabezon Beverage.
Cabezon together with Lost Loch distillery in Aboyne, launched a botanical rum last year, making them one of the newer kids on the burgeoning scottish rum block....
36 min
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Exploring Speyside's rich history and whisky trail
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind took a tour of the newly opened Glenlivet visitor centre in Speyside and spoke to master distiller Alan Winchester. She was also joined on Zoom by Glen Moray’s Iain Allan to discuss whisky tourism, and the malt...
37 min
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New ventures and old habits with chefs Derek Jo...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine sits down to chat about food, career moves, crisps, whisky and nurturing new talent with chefs Derek Johnstone and Mark Donald.
Derek, who was the first winner of MasterChef: The Professionals, moved...
35 min
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Scran on the road 2021 part two
On this second part of our Scran on the Road series on Islay, Rosalind discovers some of the drams and drinks that have made the island famous.
To find out more about Islay spirits, Rosalind chats to the visitor centre manager at Bunnahabhain,...
63 min
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Scran on the road 2021 part one
Now that we can travel around Scotland again, Scran on the road is back.
Over the next two episodes, Rosalind heads to Islay to discover the draw it has for visitors - from whisky tourism to amazing seafood.
On part one of Scran on the road,...
56 min
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Exploring the rise of artisan salt in Scotland
On this episode of Scran, Rosalind takes a deep dive into the world of artisan Scottish sea salt. She's joined by guests Greogrie Marshall from Blackthorn Salt, Darren Peattie from the East Neuk Salt Company and Anna Hock from Orsay Sea Salt.
Gregorie...
68 min
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Exploring the best of Scotland's coffee scene
On this episode of Scran, we get the kettle on and sit down for a coffee with Dear Green founder Lisa Lawson and Figment Coffee's Neil Glover. Lisa and Neil discuss the ongoing coffee craze from 90s cafe culture to now, coffee buzzword, their...
47 min
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Debunking whisky myths & favourite drams from e...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by a panel of whisky experts - James Campbell from Spirit of Speyside, author and OurWhisky co-founder Becky Paskin and consultant Blair Bowman. The panel discuss their favourite drams in a...
51 min
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Distilling in the rainforest, foraging & how He...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by Hendrick's master distiller Lesley Gracie who discusses how and why she created the 'unusual gin' back in the 90s. Hendrick's is often cited as having helped kick off the current Scottish...
37 min
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The story of Arbikie - from field to bottle to ...
On this episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by Arbikie co-founder Iain Stirling. Arbikie Estate is a family-owned working farm perched on the east coast of Angus. Iain chats about how his family have farmed the land - on the Angus coast...
43 min
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Chef Lorna McNee on her career so far
On the latest episode of Scran, host Rosalind Erskine is joined by head chef of Cail Bruich Lorna McNee to talk about her impressive career to date.
From humble origins working as a kitchen porter in an Italian restaurant to training with the late...
24 min
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Scran celebrating women in the food and drink i...
Rachel is a mum of two and the Managing Director of Hidden Lane Brewery in Glasgow. Rachel started her career aged just 13 working in hospitality and this sparked a lifelong passion for the industry. She worked in cafes, hotels, bars and nightclubs,...
5 min
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Scran celebrating women in the food and drink i...
Julie is a Malaysian cook, food writer and broadcaster from Glasgow who owns the Kopitiam, a small Malaysian night time cafe in Shawlands.
6 min
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Scran celebrating women in the food and drink i...
Jacine is co-founder of Matugga Distillers, which launched the first rum distillery in Central Scotland in 2018. Together with her husband Paul (Head Distiller), Jacine produces award-winning artisanal rums that are handcrafted from scratch at the...
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