Scottish Food & Drink September!

It’s Scottish Food & Drink September!

Here at our Amber Restaurant, we are proud to serve our customers dishes created using Scottish produce with the freshest of ingredients from the length and breadth of Scotland.

Scotland’s food and drink celebrations last for a whole month as we enjoy Scottish Food & Drink September. In this blog piece, we have highlighted some of the brilliant producers we work with and showcasing the final dishes our team of chefs put together using their ingredients. Alongside this, we’re marking Amber Restaurant’s 25th anniversary with the launch of our new Chefs’ Flight. Since 2001, we have been working closely with local suppliers to bring our customers the best from our rivers and seas, mountains and glens, fields and pastures. Find out more about some of our wonderful Scottish suppliers below and keep an eye on our social channels.

Great Glen Charcuterie Platter placed on a white plate with tomato's and a dram of whisky.

Great Glen Charcuterie - venison salami

Pictured here is our meat platter. Served at lunchtime, this is the perfect sharing platter to enjoy with a dram, or glass of wine. Included in the platter is Great Glen venison salami from the Great Glen Charcuterie in Roy Bridge, a family run business deep in the Scottish Highlands. Their venison is sourced from wild-roaming deer, grazing on heather, wild plants and grasses.

Stornoway Black Pudding, scallops with pea puree and green oil on a white plate. There is scallop shells and a dram of whisky in the background.

Charles MacLeod - Stornoway Black Pudding

Our seared king scallops with Stornoway Black Pudding, pea purée and green oil is delicious! Charles Macleod Stornoway Black Pudding is a world-renowned delicacy and has been made in the Outer Hebrides for hundreds of years on the crofts.

Campbells Prime Meat - haggis

Our traditional haggis with neeps and tatties with a whisky sauce is a firm favourite in Amber. From family run, Campbells Prime Meat based in Linlithgow, Campbells has been in business for over 100 years and their founders passion for Scottish produce drives the team and lives on today.

sharing cheese platter including Clava Brie from Connage Highland Dairy and our blue cheese from Highland Fine Cheeses.

Connage Highland Dairy and Highland Fine Cheeses - Clava brie and blue cheese

Amber’s customers enjoy a sharing cheese platter, which we can pair with a dram or two! Many of our customers are surprised to learn that only Scottish cheeses are served, these include Clava Brie from Connage Highland Dairy in Ardersier, and blue cheese from Highland Fine Cheeses in Tain. Delicious!

Vegetarian Sandwich placed on a slate plate accompanied with a side salad. There is bread and tomatoes in the background.

The Breadwinner Bakery - bread

The Breadwinner bakery has been lovingly crafting bread since 1973, using simple, traditional methods to supply freshly baked goods. The bread we serve with our soup and our delicious sandwiches comes from Breadwinner, based locally in Edinburgh.

Taste of Scotland dessert featuring meringue and raspberries and dram of whisky.

Pittormie Farm - raspberries

Here we have our raspberry cranachan slice with raspberry coulis and shortbread. With raspberries from the small family-run farm in the heart of North East Fife, Pittormie supplies us with the freshest fruit and vegetables and superb eggs all year round.

And finally, with all this talk of delicious Scottish food, we mustn’t forget our Scotch whisky! Every month we feature a themed selection of ‘Whiskies of the Month,’ but also this month is our chefs have put together a special Chefs’ Flight.

A whisky flight with a water jug in the middle is placed on a bar with whisky bottles with the matching bottles of whisky.

Chefs' Flight

This month, in celebration of Scotland Food & Drink, our team of chefs have put together a special Chefs’ flight. Read the full blog piece: The Chefs Who Tell the Story Through Flavour and find out why our chefs chose the following whiskies:

Michael Neave’s Choice: Glenmorangie The Nectar 16 year Ood

Maycon Pereti’s Choice: Edradour 12 year old Caledonia

David Neave’s Choice: Bowmore 18 Year Old Sherry Cask

Kenny Leary’s Choice: Laphroaig 10 year old

Bottle of Murray McDavid Juniper Hill 9 Scotch whisky agains a yellow/orange background accompanied with green grapes.

September Whiskies of the Month

Not just for Food and Drink September, but every single month of the year, we put together our Whiskies of the Month. We choose a theme, and this time, we are shining a spotlight on some of the more unusual casks used in Scotch whisky maturation, from pre-peated oak to Teguila and Muscatel wine casks.

Lowlands – Lochlea Ploughing Edition (Second Crop)

Highlands – Murray McDavid Juniper Hill 9

Speyside – Glen Moray Port Cask Finish

Islay – Smokehead Tequila Cask Terminado

Blend – Dewar’s Caribbean Smooth

Luxury – THe Singleton 14 Year Old Speical Release 2025

Read the full blog here.

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