5 food and drink experiences in Glasgow
Our TipLists suggest the places worth knowing about in different themes, categories and locations. This month, we’re going hands-on with food and drink experiences that help you engage with what’s in the glass and what’s on your plate, while still having a good old day out
City Of Glasgow College
City Campus, 190 Cathedral Street
With everything getting more and more spenny, these evening classes in cooking are excellent value. From fun-sounding courses like Thai street food or cooking for friends to introductions to butchery or patisserie, you can dive deep or go as shallow as you like for little outlay or hassle.
The Clydeside Distillery
100 Stobcross Road
Glasgow’s very own (and only) whisky distillery is set on a pretty gorgeous spot right on the banks of the Clyde. Their tours start at under £20 and range from a simple distillery visit with drams to taste, to a chocolate and whisky tasting, or blending your own whisky experiences.
Crossbill Gin School
Unit 1, BAaD, 54 Calton Entry
Right in the heart of the Barras, Crossbill Distilling run classes on gin tasting, gin blending and, most romantically, a distilling class for couples where you can choose your own botanicals and make a one-of-a-kind elixir, distilled in a copper still and sealed with wax.
Galloway Wild Foods
Mark Williams runs numerous foraging experiences, including a drunken botany safari that will see you hunting for cocktail ingredients along the Maryhill Canal. There are also expansive options around his Galloway stamping ground, from low-tide searching for coastal greens, seaweeds, shellfish and succulents, to a week of sailing and foraging around Arran and Kintyre.
WEST Brewery
Templeton Business Centre, 15 Binnie Place
This brewpub on Glasgow Green is the brainchild of a German student who saw a market for small-batch beer brewed in line with German purity laws. On this tour, you’ll get up-close and personal with the brewing equipment and taste three of their core products.
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This article was written in partnership with The Balvenie.