Arbroath Smokies sells online not only Arbroath Smokies, traditionally smoked and prepared in Arbroath, but also Hot Smoked Salmon.
Ardtaraig Fine Foods> of Scotland have been supplying smoked salmon for over 17 years and have added fresh oysters from Kilbrandon off the West Coast of Scotland, kippers and gourmet hampers and gift boxes of Scottish food
Arran Lamb Company in Blackwaterfoot provides a service to local farmers for the processing of sheep, lambs, pigs and goats. Local residents can now buy fresh meat from local farms without long distance transportation and there will soon be online ordering of lamb and mutton products.
Blackface.co.uk invites consumers and the restaurant trade to purchase Scottish meats 'direct from the hill' - Scottish heather bred organic lamb, haggis, iron age pork, oven ready grouse, partridge and bronze turkeys available to order online, direct from the producer. The lamb, haggis, organic lamb and mutton are all from the Scottish Blackface breed of sheep. The site also has a number Recipes showing how to cook lamb, pork, duck, partridge, pheasant and grouse.
Bouvrage is a natural raspberry drink made in Alloa Scotland with the aim of making available the taste of fresh raspberries all year round. The juice of 1lb (450g) of Scottish Raspberries in every 750ml bottle - that's 50% Raspberry juice in every bottle. It's slightly sparkling, not too sweet and not alcoholic.
Bradfords Bakers established in 1924, has 14 shops based in Glasgow including its famous flagship store in Sauchiehall street which is the largest bakery retail unit in Scotland. They have an enormous selection of food hampers, gift baskets and birthday cakes for you to choose from and all their baked goods are made fresh daily in the waterfall bakery. The hampers and birthday baskets can be ordered from the website for delivery in the United Kingdom , USA & Canada and Europe.
Brits Abroad> is your cornershop for British - and Scottish - products. Just try and ignore the Union Jack while you drool over Baxters jams and soups, Scott's Porage Oats - and John West Smoked Kippers!
British Corner Shop supplies a wide range of British food and drink products to expats, whether Scottish or not. Items include magazines and books as well as food and drink.
British Delights are based in Boston and has a wide range of food products - the Scottish-related items include Duncans chocolates, Walkers shortbread, Scots Porage Oats - and Irn Bru.
Cairnie Fruit Farm near Cupar, Fife, offers a wide range of soft fruit on a "pick your own" or ready-picked basis. But there's a lot more than that - a farm shop with seasonal produce, local honey and home produced jams. Then there's a tearoom (famous for fresh scones, melt-in the-mouth shortbread and giant strawberry tarts) and a large picnic area and a children's play area. And an incredible 6-acre maize maze in a cornfield and a kid's "Funyard". Finally (I think) there's a holiday cottage for rent.
Cakes By Ann is a family company which has 15 years experience in designing and creating wedding cakes, birthday cakes, engagement cakes, christening cakes, communion cakes and anniversary cakes - or for a special company function. Based in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, they offer free expert advice to create that special cake for your special occasion.
Caledonian Curry from a Scottish Kitchen> based in Sutherland, supplies mail-order ready-made Indian food made from Highland beef, heather fed hilltop lamb, wild game and venison (ever tried Venison Vindaloo?) using traditional Indian techniques with a Scottish twist. Orders are delivered overnight.
Circus Café Direct has premises in Edinburgh but is more than a café, as it has a wine shop, food hall, bar, restaurant, bakery, takeaway and a complete party planning service. There is also an on-line shop with a range of individual items and hampers.
Claire Macdonald has established a wonderful reputation for books on fine Scottish food with cookbooks, demonstrations, TV appearances and masterminding Kinloch Lodge Hotel on the Isle of Skye. Now she has a Web site in which she can share her wide experience and passion for good food. This online shopping site is a channel for a range of luxury foods, essential cooking utensils, gifts and books. And Kinloch Lodge is not just a top small hotel serving excellent food, it is also the venue for Claire Macdonald's cookery courses.
Casa Marchini established 1910, is Aberdeen's oldest Italian Ice Cream business in the true tradition of the many Italian Ice Cream businesses Scotland with over 60 different flavours. The company has a retail outlet in Aberdeen and is developing the wholesale ice cream and ice cream cake/gateaux side of the business. Now, if only ice-cream could be ordered over the Internet!
Distant Brits is a one-stop online shop for the sort of food that's available in a Scottish supermarket, including Macsween haggis, Irn Bru, Nairn’s Oatcakes, Baxters soups, Scottish Heather honey, - even fresh turnip (swede) and lots, lots more. Whatever you want, wherever you are, if it is available, they will supply it for you.
Dundonnell Smoked Salmon> has an on-line ordering form for the purchase of their smoked salmon from the head of Loch Broom.
Expat Corner was developed to meet the demand for a "British Isles Supermarket" in Canada. It aims to provide a one stop shop for English, Scottish, Welsh and Irish food imports available for delivery in Canada and the USA.They carry over 160 products in over 30 different product lines.
Expat Essentials> is a British online supermarket where you can browse, shop, view recipes, exchange information through the message board, explore the links section, check the latest news from back home or find out about specific cultures and countries through the country guides. They can deliver right to your door in 237 countries worldwide. If you can't find what you're looking for, send a Product Request and they will do their best to respond within seven days.
Expat Pantry has more than 20 themed parcels providing British expats with their favourite branded products. Scottish items are thin on the ground here but there are Tunnocks Caramel Wafer Biscuits, McVities Digestives and Golden Syrup Cake.
Foods of Scotland> is a catalogue containing details on over 220 companies located in Aberdeenshire, where you will find the whisky, shortbread, seafood, game, confectionery and much more.
Galloway Smokehouse>, based on the banks of Wigtown Bay, produces prize-winning smoked foods from kippers to locally caught salmon using whisky-cask sawdust. There's also trout, crab, lobsters, shellfish, cheese, paté, and game.
Global Whisky Shop> has a selection of single malt whisky for sale. They deliver it gift wrapped, anywhere in the world it is permitted to do so. You can search the site by distillery, name and region.
Golspie Mill in Sutherland, is driven by water from the local burn (one of probably only three traditional water mills still working) and has been making a high quality range of flours and meals since being fully restored in 1992. Many of their products are organic; all of them are entirely free from additives and made with pure, milled whole grains and pulses. Among their specialities are peasemeal and beremeal, which are low in gluten and suitable for special diets.
Gordon and Durward of Crieff in Perthshire are not just retailers bit also manufacturers of a huge range of traditional Scottish Sweets (candies). Mouth watering Butter Tablets, Macaroons, Fudges, Coated Dates, Gingers, Marzipans, with Marzipan Cherry Slice and Marzipan Walnut Slice, Coconut Ice and are renowned for their Sugar Mice. Also available are such well-known Scottish treats such as McCowan’s Highland Toffee, Buchanan’s Boilings, Ross’s of Edinburgh, world famous for their Edinburgh Rock, Oddfellows and Duncan’s Chocolate.
Gourmet's Choice> despatches mail-order Scottish Smoked Salmon from the harbour at Portsoy in the North East of Scotland. The site has a description of the smoking process used.
Groovy Chocolate> have developed a patented process to allow high-quality artwork to be displayed on a bar of chocolate using edible food dyes. They supply their individual and corporate gift chocolate all over the world.
Hampers Online> has perfected the art of simplifying your purchases of Scottish products whether corporate hampers or personal gifts.
Hebridean Smokehouse is a small family run business located on the island of North Uist, part of the Outer Hebrides, set in the wild waters of the North Atlantic, west of the Scottish mainland. From their pristine environment they select the finest fish and, using only sea salt and peat cut from the Uist moors, they use traditional methods to produce smoked salmon and seatrout with a unique and distinctive peaty flavour, which they then send all over the world.
Highland Beef is produced from one of the world's oldest breeds of cattle. The herd was established near Beauly, Inverness-Shire in Scotland and this naturally produced food can now be supplied and delivered throughout the UK. The site also has recipes which use Highland beef as a main ingredient.
Highland Glen Scottish Market> is a Californian company, run by Scots, with a range of foods and other products from Scotland. Dean's Shortbread, biscuits, and cookies, tea, coffee, and real Scottish Fudge made with real whisky (or without). Also Scottish tartan products from the Highland Glen Gift Shop.
Inverawe Smoke Houses> is a small family business, based on the west coast of Scotland, maintaining traditional smoking techniques, producing succulent, smoky flavours.
Isabella's Preserves is an award-winning range of jams, marmalades and relishes made in a small production unit on a traditional Aberdeenshire farm using recipes developed by Isabella. Where possible, locally grown produce are used and they are attractively packaged with a real tartan ribbon seal.
Just Miniatures is dedicated to the supply and distribution of alcoholic miniatures. They have an extensive range of Scottish Whisky miniatures, and have recently introduced Irish Whiskey, New World Whiskey, Whisky blends and a vintage collection.
Kathy's Cornucopia is an award-winning range of tasty home made preserves including chutneys, jams, marmalade, mustards and sauces and relishes. They are made using traditional cooking methods and using freshly prepared, local, natural ingredients.
Lime Tree Larder specialises in hand made chocolates and dairy ice cream made using natural ingredients with a total commitment to quality. The chocolates are produced on a farm in Ayrshire in small batches using artisan skills rather than machines.
Mackenzie Fine Food> has a wide range of luxury foods from appetizers to desserts including Finnan Haddies and Loch Fyne kippers as well as smoked salmon and trout plus fresh Caviar, fine cheeses, Goose Foie Gras. On Line ordering and serving tips.
Macsween Haggis Specialists, a Scottish family business which specialises in the production of traditional Scottish haggis. The award winning Macsween family recipe, handed down from generation to generation, is still used today.
Marrbury Smokehouse is a traditional Scottish Smokehouse set amidst the Galloway Hills in south west Scotland run by the Marr family who come from a long line of Net and Cobble salmon fishermen on the local River Cree. Buy online and have luxury smoked salmon, smoked cheese, seafood and other meats delivered directly to your door, delivered fresh from the smokehouse. Michelin star chef Andrew Fairlie describes it as the best smoked salmon he has ever tasted.
Organic Meat Scotland supplies the finest Aberdeen Angus beef and lamb from an organic Perthshire farm via mail order delivery throughout the UK.
Oysters From Loch Fyne> also has smoked Scottish salmon, mussels, smoked shellfish, king scallop and, of course, tasty Loch Fyne kippers. There is an on-line ordering service.
Paterson Arran Scottish Foods> is a site for two companies - Paterson's specialises in traditional shortbread, biscuits and oatcakes while Arran Fine Foods produces preserves, mustards, chutneys and salad dressings.
Petite Wines - Miniature Wine & Spirits is a Scottish and U.K. supplier of miniature wine and spirit bottles, especially Scotch whisky miniatures. Personalised label service for promotional advertising and wedding favours. Secure online shop and delivery U.K. Wide.
Pettigrews of Kelso> have been supplying quality chutneys and preserves for over thirty years and their products are now available to order on the World Wide Web. The range of foods includes many speciality Chutneys such as Classic Tomato, Orchard Apple and Hot Gooseberry. In recent times these have been joined by Spiced Red Onion, Old Fashioned Plum and Spicy Pear. There is also a range of biscuits, shortbread. marmalades, jellies , preserves and mustards.
Scottishfoodanddrink.com> is an online buyers' guide to thousands of Scottish companies and products; hundreds of links; trade leads; up to date news and events; business development initiatives.
Scottish Food Overseas> is a supplier of traditional Scottish foods and merchandise. The company is based in Stirling and can deliver to the UK or overseas. Product list ranges from Baxters' soup to Tunnocks Caramel Wafers and tinned haggis to travel rugs and the "Oor Wullie" Annual. Special requests are welcomed.
Scotland Hampers from Glen Lethnot Foods Ltd offers online a selection of Scottish sourced gift hampers for a variety of special occasions from birthdays to Christmas, Valentine's day to Easter - or for that special person in your life. Delivery to anywhere in the British Isles.
Scottish Grocer has a long list of Scottish food available in North America including oatcakes, shortbread, preserves marmalades, jams, Brodies teas and fruit cakes and are official importers of Irn Bru - Scotland's "other national drink".
Scottish Smoked Salmon Co.> has a smoke-house is a mere two miles from the fishing grounds and after being smoked with island woods, the hand-sliced, vacuum-sealed packs are flown to Maryland. They even have salmon smoked with Tobermory Single Malt Whisky>.
The Scottish Store> has Scottish food - smoked meats and fish, and a large range of cheese, selection boxes, tasty jams, preserves and chutneys too.
Shopping from Britain has a Scottish Section which includes Baxters' products, Barrs Irn Bru, Stockan & Garden Original Oatcakes - and the Tunnocks range of wafers and teacakes.
Spice of Life is a Scottish supplier of dried herbs and spices including an organic range with no artificial flavourings or colourings. Based in Bridge of Don in Aberdeen, they have an extensive selection of curry blends and a range of "easy peasy" curry packs to enable the home cook to replicate their Indian restaurant favourite.
Spoff - Highland Cereals are made using wholegrain cereals (Scottish oats) in Invergordon Ross-shire. The ranges include their Original Mueslis, Traditional Porridges, Flavoured Porridges, Gluten Free hot and cold cereals (based on wholegrain rice flakes), and their new (winter 2007/8) Fifty Fifty range, based on 50% cereal & 50% Fruit, Fruit & Nuts or other Wholegrains and equally good eaten hot as porridge or cold as muesli!
Stars & Stripes Catering based in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, can cater for functions big and small. They also make cakes in avariety of designs from team football shirts to Winnie the Pooh or can design one to your specification.
Stockan & Gardens are well known for their prize-winning Orkney oatcakes - they have over 100 years experience in making these hand-made products from natural ingredients. But they also make delicious shortbread and a range of savoury biscuits.
The Store Company produce the fine Aberdeen Angus beef and grass fed lamb and have everything from steaks to sausages, fish to vegetables and home baking to chocolates. They have shops in Foveran, Aberdeenshire and Stockbridge, Edinburgh but can also supply via their online shop to anywhere in the UK or abroad.
Sunfish Handmade based in Edinburgh makes wedding cake bride and grooms from wood, fabric and polymer clay. All handmade, with kilted grooms a speciality, sold to shops and also direct to brides worldwide. There is a large choice of trim colour, including 13 tartans, choice of hair colour and suits, tartan trews or kilts.
Sweeties (known as candies in some parts of the world) is based in Oban and Inverness selling a huge range of traditional handmade sweets. In addition to the shops on the ground, there is an on-line shop so no matter where you are in the world you can buy your tablet, fudge and macaroons - or even Iron Brew Humbugs and Pineapple Rock.
Taste of Moray> is a restaurant located at Gollanfield betweenInverness and Nairn, specialising in fish and shellfish, Aberdeen Angus steaks and other Highland specialties. There's home baking, and menus for lunches and afternoon teas as well as evening meals.
Uig Lodge Smokehouse produces smoked salmon above Uig bay on the far West coast of Lewis, the largest of the Outer Hebrides. Only the finest locally sourced salmon is used for all smoking throughout the year. Uig Lodge has supplied its simple and traditional smoked salmon to several top hotels and stores for many years.
Whisky Cakes> is a range of single malt Whisky Cakes made to a traditional fruit cake recipe and produced in the Highlands of Scotland by Ashers, family bakers since 1877. The first showcases the characteristics of the Highland malt, the second highlights the smoky, peaty flavours of the Islands while the third reflects the smooth, refined tastes of Speyside.
Scottish Haggis>
This is a perpetuation of the myth rather than the reality of the haggis but it also has the words of the Burns' address "To a Haggis" > There are different varieties of Haggis Recipes> including a vegetarian version.
The Scottish Haggis Website> is from haggis makers McKean's of Scotland, with information on the great chieftain o' the puddin' race, including how to cook it and also Burns' "address to a Haggis",
Whisky and Other Drinks
The Scotch Whisky Association>
The World Of Scotch Whisky has a clickable map for each region with all the whisky distilleries marked on it. There is basic information about each distillery and also links to the owner's web site, where available. Opening hours for vistors, if available, are also given. Note that on each page, "more detail" gives more information including a photo.
Edinburgh Malt Whisky Tour>
A first class and very comprehensive guide to all aspects of malt whisky. There is a Glossary & How Whisky is Made> and a list of whisky companies. Finding where the whisky is made is aided by an Active Map > showing where they are located. The Whisky Historical Archive > has a search facility to help you to track down information. There is factual information such as Mike Padlipsky's Research Notes > While we may have our own favourites in whisky we don't usually get the opportunity to taste nearly all of them. The results and ratings here by Mike Padlipsky is an invaluable survey. Alternatively, refer to the tasting notes provided by Lapointe & Legendre. > There is also a
Malt Whisky Quality/Price Index> and an Excel Spreadsheet> There is even a library of Sound Clips> (au or wav format) on how to pronounce all the names of the whisky. NOW you know how to pronounce Glenmorangie!
A to Z of Scotch Whisky Information>
This site lists every available brand of Single Malt Scotch Whisky, Single Grain Scotch Whisky, Pure Malt Scotch Whisky and Blended Scotch Whisky. Sections of the site include suppliers to the Scotch Whisky industry, Scotch Whisky retailers, the distilleries of Scotland, the Scotch Whisky manufacturing process, how to drink Scotch Whisky and the Scotch Whisky collectors service.
Whisky Sites
This Directory brings you almost every whisky and bourbon related site on the internet ith links to the homepages of the big Scotch, Irish, and Canadian whisky brands, together with American bourbon and whisky brands and brands from some more lesser known whisky producing countries. There is also a collection of whisky and bourbon enthusiast sites with tasting notes, facts, histories, and other useful information
Whisky.com
This is a very large site dedicated to all aspects of whisky - how it's produced, history, distilleries and brands, stockists and distributors. There is also a whisky store and books about whisky plus a whisky events calendar.
The Ultimate Whisky Index
Presented by the "Alternative Whisky Academy" in Denmark, there is a whisky lexicon, whisky encyclopedia, and an index of different whisky brands, with whisky pictures, whisky test notes and whisky information.
The Whisky Trail>
Many of Scotland's distilleries were established on Speyside, among the northern foothills of the Grampian mountains. Eight of these distilleries and one cooperage (making the barrels for the whisky) have come together under the banner of 'The Malt Whisky Trail' to offer visitors to the area the opportunity to experience first-hand the history and the process behind the production of one of the world's greatest drinks. All the distilleries listed are open to the public and there are details of each distillery.
Distillerygroup.com>
This is a destination guide to distilleries as well as a guide to scotch whisky, a shop, a gallery, free web based email and much more.
Glenmorangie, >
A nice site from the Glen of Tranquillity with a History of Glenmorangie and a Tour of the distillery.
Glengoyne Whisky>
Describes the creation and history of its whisky and has details of its visitor centre.
Inver House Distillers>
Heather Cream Liquer> is produced here as well as the specific Malts :