Bothy Tales: Footsteps in the Scottish hills

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Under the Bothy trading label Hipflask is a separate brand with a Sloe Bramble liqueur and a full strength Golden Spiced Rum launching today, and a blended whisky in 2022. A heavy-bottomed large pot or saucepan: Time to dust off Granny's jeelie pan! Jam needs to bubble for a long time without the fruit burning, so a large saucepan with plenty room for evaporation is best. Based in Angus, Gin Bothy was founded in 2015 by drinks entrepreneur Kim Cameron. Using traditional methods of production every bottle is numbered, batched and poured by hand. Gin Bothy is now one of Scotland’s premium gin brands, producing 60,000 units in 2020.

Gin Bothy has gone on to become one of Scotland’s best known premium gin and rum brands producing over 65,000 units each year sold across the UK and exported internationally. This area is the home of Clan Cameron and as a Cameron I have listened to the tales and importance in history of Achnacarry from my dad of my great grandad’s quest to find the hidden gold said to be deep in the hills, the opportunity to visit was so special and felt like an adventure to paths of old. Further clues lie in the texture. Jam has lumpy, homely texture. Often it's more rustic, containing whole pieces of fruit and seeds. Jelly on the other hand, has a smooth but firm texture and looks glossy and clear. Meanwhile, at the Jampionship (then held at Dundee’s Food and Flower Festival), Kim won a category for her recipe. The success inspired her to convert a rented bothy into a production kitchen called the ‘Jam Bothy’.The outpouring of support I received was huge and I found it really empowering and I uncovered lots of other stories of people who have found the outdoors to try and recover.” The forest is a cultural living space full of historic and ecological delights and its biodiversity allows the natural forest to foster capercaillie, sea eagles and osprey, we even saw remnants of what the natural forest should be like with wild boar! Tropical fruits: refreshingly juicy and easy to make, pineapple and passionfruit is an exciting alternative to regular jam. Tropical fruits are nearly devoid of pectin though, and must be combined with pectin-loaded fruit or extra sugar to create a bonding gel.

AN Award-winning spirits manufacturer is launching a hand-crafted artisan butter - keeping alive the centuries-old tradition of Angus butter-making. And, after rescuing the Angus butter-making tradition, the range will be produced less than a third of a mile from Forfar’s historic Buttermarket area.Kailyards, or kitchen-gardens, provided a lifeline to many impoverished Scots. In hard times, hardy greens like rhubarb and cabbage offered sustenance when meat was scarce. The man's attitude towards the outdoors really grated on me when reading this book. It seems to be that everyone who hasn't worked for mountain rescue is a moron in the mountains. The section labelling all the types of people you find at a bothy falls spectacularly short of being funny, and comes across as vacuous - as though he thinks he is the only one with any right to the mountain bothy because he's not a Munro bagger or because he doesn't rely on technology at all to get him from A to B. Technology has saved countless lives in the wilderness, a fact that seems utterly lost on a man who sees only with the eyes of an older generation that regard such things as pure evil. John has been touring his one-man show, Bothy Tales, based on his best-selling book of the same name, around festivals and small venues in the UK, raising funds for Scottish Mountain Rescue, to which he has been closely-involved.

Heatproof spatula or wooden spoon: Metallic utensils react with acidic food. Jam tartly demands to be stirred with a wooden spoon!Gin Bothy was founded in 2015 by ‘accidental gin-maker’ Kim Cameron from her bothy kitchen in Kirriemuir, in the Angus Glens. This is no mean feat as it’s a dynamic forest with over 1000 hectares and restricted access definitely a long term project - a 200 year vision project with a 20 year plan! Eleanor’s event starts at 6.30pm on Tuesday 14 November. Bothy Tales with John D. Burns is being held on Monday 13 November at 6:30pm. The events will include an audience Q&A and a chance to buy signed copies of books.

Before storing jam properly sterilize the glass jars in soapy, hot water. Once they're dry, fill with hot jam. Don't let the jam cool completely before adding it to the jar. Wax discs placed on the jam's surface before sealing will help reduce exposure to air. From remote glens deep in the Scottish Highlands, John D Burns brings a new volume of tales – some dramatic, some moving, some hilarious – from the isolated shelters mountain people call bothies. Craig created The Kilted Chef Supper Club in June this year, it takes place every Thursday and each week a local guest producer is invited to share their food and drink story.

Whether you plan to spend autumn on golf course or grouse moor, wild camping, or caravanning through the heather-clad hills, a wee dram of sloe gin liqueur is the perfect companion to any Scottish adventure.