We are delighted to stock Claire from Cafe Cuil, here on the Isle of Skye first book.

Cùil: Scots Gaelic n. Nook, nest or corner

Café Cùil faces the sea just outside stunning Carbost in the Isle of Skye. In this idyllic setting, award-winning chef Clare Coghill celebrates her local produce, reimagines traditional Scottish dishes and puts a Hebridean twist on some global ones – think tattie scone tacos, langoustine and whisky bisque, Highland shakshuka, seaweed sauerkraut and Buckfast bloody Mhairi.

Have you visited Cafe Cuil here in Skye.  If you haven’t, you must!!  Highly recommended.

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Take a deep breath and escape to the wild Scottish landscape.

You’ll be guided through unique yoga sequences which are suitable for all levels: strong heat-building poses for Fire, flowing and graceful movements for Water, steady and grounded poses for Earth, and lightness and poise for Air.

All that’s left to do is roll out your yoga mat, flow and feel free. Kilt optional!

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Scotland’s national dish is best known for its annual appearance on Burns Night, when it is traditionally served with neeps and tatties.

But the humble haggis has far more to offer than this.

Haggis aficionado Jo Macsween shows how it can be imaginatively used in 50 recipes, from nachos and canapés to lasagne, pies and warm salads. There is also a selection of Veggie Delights, using vegetarian haggis.

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In this beautifully crafted narrative, award-winning writer Dave Broom examines Scotch whisky from the point of view of its terroir – the land, weather, history, craft and culture that feed and enhance the whisky itself. Travelling around his native Scotland and visiting distilleries from Islay and Harris to Orkney and Speyside, Dave explores the whiskies made there and the elements in their distilling, and locality, which make them what they are. Along the way he tells the story of whisky’s history and considers what whisky is now, and where it is going. With stunning specially commissioned photography by Christina Kernohan, A Sense of Place will enhance and deepen every whisky drinker’s understanding of just what is in their glass.

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A follow-up to best-selling The Scottish Bothy Bible (50,000 copies sold) this beautifully illustrated walking companion selects the ultimate best walks to the best bothies, with detailed maps. Using the bothy as the reference point Geoff Allan guides the reader on a mix of day walks and multi-day adventures to his favourite bothies highlighting the incredible wildlife, geography, history and culture that you will find along your walk. Each walk contains an informative description of the route and bothy, a map highlighting the points of interest along the route and detailed route descriptions. Supported by beautiful photographs of the bothy, route and points of interest along the way.

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Welcome to Hidden Scotland’s guide to the extraordinary Isle of Skye. Many islands around Europe can claim to be blessed with grand scenery, but precious few can match the raw, elemental drama of Skye. Craggy slopes and muscular headlands stretch across the map like works in some gargantuan open-air gallery, while a glimmering array of lochs, burns and white-sand bays offset the towering geology. The island is no pocket-sized retreat. Covering more than 1,650 square kilometres, it stands as a realm of its own, a land where eagles soar, skies brood and single-track roads snake off into the distance. As a cultural destination, meanwhile, it’s vibrantly alive, with a string of historical settlements and a population of some 12,000. Among these locals runs a rich vein of creativity and a long tradition of producing artists, musicians and makers – indeed, spend long enough among Skye’s cloud-snagged mountains and wave-bashed peninsulas and it’s hard not to feel inspired yourself.

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It’s no understatement to say that Britain can’t get enough of baking, as the massive success of programmes such as The Great British Bake-off has shown. And many people turned their hand to making bread, cakes, biscuits and other homemade treats during Covid lockdowns, creating a whole new cohort of enthusiastic bakers. Acclaimed cookery writer Sue Lawrence introduces essential baking tips before going on to share 140 recipes in themed sections – Breads * Enriched Breads * Scones, Pancakes and Oatcakes * Brownies, Traybakes and Muffins * Cakes * Savoury tarts, Quiches and Pies * Sweet pies and Tarts * Biscuits and Cookies. This is the ultimate celebration of the amazing variety of Scottish baking, from traditional favourites such as Selkirk Bannocks, Ecclechan tarts and Cloutie dumpling to modern recipes such as Haggis tartlets with red onion marmalade, Roast rhubarb and ginger blondies and Lemon curd and polenta cake.

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A must have guide to the world-famous whiskies of Islay, the jewel in the Scotch whisky crown A recognised jewel in the Scotch whisky crown and a place the New York Times deemed ‘pilgrimage-worthy’, the tiny Scottish island of Islay is responsible for some of the world’s most sought-after malt whiskies. In A Passion for Whisky, celebrated whisky writer and Master of the Quaich Ian Wisniewski delves into everything from the history of distilling on Islay, to how Islay’s unique combination of ingredients and climate produce some of the finest examples of Scotland’s national drink, as well as how best to enjoy your dram, what glassware to select with your whisky and how to easily pick out tasting notes. Filled with detailed profiles on each of Islay’s nine celebrated distilleries and their most desirable offerings, and studded throughout with the voices of Islay-dwellers and experts, this is an essential book for every dedicated admirer of Scotch whisky.

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