There is a story about Arbroath (a bit like actors not wanting to say MacBeth). Dougie, Cathie Jim and I have been trying to go to Arbroath for quite some time and it would appear that the trip is doomed. Everytime we schedule a visit someone has died. I know this is a bit extreme, [...]

WHISKY CHOCOLATE & GINGER TRUFFLE DELIGHTS

Ingredients: - should make about 24

* 250 g quality dark chocolate
* 100g unsalted butter
* 100g ginger snap biscuits
* 1 tbsp malt Whisky (a Glen Moray would do very nicely)
* 1 tbsp cocoa, sifted
Method:

1. Melt the chocolate and butter together in a bowl over simmering water
2. Finely crush the ginger snaps
3. [...]

Langoustines in Whisky Sauce with Potato cakes
INGREDIENTS - for four
Ingredients
8 whole langoustines, shells on and split down the middle
2 cloves of garlic crushed
3 oz unsalted butter
salt & pepper
l tbsp olive oil
1 kg langoustines heads and shells removed and de-veined
2 tbsp double cream
2 tsp Malt Whisky (a wee Bruichladdich would be my choice)
Chopped parsley
Potato Cakes
500 g [...]

Adult Pancakes
Serves 2
Ingredients:-
Pancake mix
3 1/2 oz self raising flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 large egg beaten
3 1/2 fl oz whole milk
1/2 oz butter
Whisky Sauce
2 tbsp caster sugar
1 oz Raspberries
1tbsp Whisky (a sweet Speyside Single Malt would do nicely)
2 tbsp double cream
An additional 5 fl oz for whipped cream
Mix the dry ingredients together. Add the beaten egg [...]

EASY AND YUMMY CHEESE CAKE ( Made with Bailey’s Irish Whiskey Cream Liqueur)
Ingredients
15 chocolate digestive biscuits (I like chocolate digestives)
100 gms unsalted butter
15 gms soft brown sugar
Break up biscuits in a poly bag and add broken biscuits, sugar and butter to a frying pan. Allow the butter sugar and biscuit to blend together. Remove biscuit [...]

GLAZED FILLETS OF SOLE WITH WHISKY SABAYON
Serves 4
Ingredients
4 large pieces of sole, filleted
1 1/4 pint fish stock
1 carrot roughly chopped
Half an onion roughly chopped
1 bay leaf
One glass of dry white wine
3 egg yolks
About 4 tablespoons of Whisky ( a good Speyside would be the Whisky Boys choice)
Knob of butter (unsalted)
Method :
· [...]

Pheasant and Whisky Pie
Serves 4
Ingredients:

· 20g butter
· 250 pork mince
· 4 tbsp whisky ( A strong peaty malt would do very nicely here)
· 4 tbsp sour cream
· 80g cheddar cheese [...]

Whisky Sourz
INGREDIENTS
50ml/2fl oz lemon juice
25ml sugar syrup
dash bitters
½ free-range egg white
50ml/2fl oz whisky, use your everyday dram
handful of ice cubes
Method
1. Pour the lemon juice, sugar syrup, bitters, egg white and whisky into a cocktail shaker.
2. Add some of the ice and shake vigorously for about 10-15 seconds.
3. Strain and pour into a rocks glass containing [...]

MALT WHISKY ICE CREAM (Yum Yum)
* One vanilla pod
* 4oz caster sugar
* 400ml double cream
* 200ml full fat milk
* 3 large egg yolks
* 4 table spoons of Glenmorangie
Put the scrapped contents of the vanilla pod, half the sugar, milk and cream into a pot and very slowly bring to the boil. In a bowl put [...]

Whisky Pannacotta with Caramel Strawberries (Serves 4)
Ingredients:
* 1¾ pints double cream (Scottish if you can get it)
* 150ml Malt Whisky of choice, your favourite nightcap dram will do nicely
* 110g sugar
* 3 tbsp vanilla essence
* 2 tsp powdered gelatine
For the Caramel Strawberries
* 300-500g strawberries
* 3-4 tbsp sugar
* 3-4 tbsp orange juice [...]