SCOTCH MALT WHISKY SOCIETY RESTAURANT SCOOPS AA AWARD

Innovative dishes and use of local seasonal produce sees The Dining Room earn two AA rosettes

The team at The Scotch Malt Whisky Society’s Dining Room restaurant is celebrating after being awarded two AA rosettes.

The Dining Room restaurant, on the first floor of the Society’s 28 Queen Street venue in Edinburgh, was recognised for its culinary excellence and the work of head chef James Freeman and his team.

Freeman’s inventive menu combines traditional fine dining with seasonal local ingredients and beautiful yet unfussy presentation. His dishes include lobster cannelloni with fennel puree, orange and tarragon cream, and roast wood pigeon with elderberry, onion and red cabbage.

The restaurant was recently relaunched with a new stylish contemporary look and expanded capacity as part of a makeover of the Society’s Georgian townhouse at 28 Queen Street venue, which now includes Kaleidoscope Whisky Bar & Shop on the ground floor.

UK Operations Manager, Jan Willem-Damen, credited the achievement to the hard work of head chef, James Freeman, who has worked with the Society for over 15 years.

Jan said: “It’s fantastic to have been awarded two AA Rosettes.  In James, we have an extremely talented chef in the kitchen who creates innovative dishes using quality, local produce.  Together with manager Francois Guillemet, The Dining Room team is an incredible asset to The Scotch Malt Whisky Society and are key to the success behind the restaurant.”

The Dining Room will feature in the 2018 edition of AA Restaurant Guide.

http://www.thediningroomedinburgh.co.uk/

Notes:

About The Scotch Malt Whisky Society 

• The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is an international whisky club which bottles rare single cask, single malt whisky, and a range of other spirits
• The Society releases a new batch of around 20 single cask single malt whiskies every month
• The Society was established in Edinburgh in 1983 and now has more than 26,000 members and branches around the world
• The Society bottles the finest single malt whisky from around 350 single casks every year and has bottled whisky from a range of more than 132 distilleries in its history.
• The Society offers 3 levels of membership

1. Membership Pioneer with gift box containing 3 samples, £122
2. Member at £61.50 – without gift box
3. Sample Subscription – free.

For more details, visit https://www.smws.com/society-membership