After Hours at the Castle
A one-inch aged Isle of Mull cheddar crumble with whisky marmalade and a gold-leaf fleck
For the private nightcap inside Edinburgh Castle after the last tour has left
Why this bite? Scotland trades in exclusive access. Aged cheddar with whisky marmalade and gold — the after-hours moment, edible.
The Story
The most Scottish moment is the one after everyone else has gone home. This bite is that private nightcap: crumbled aged Isle of Mull cheddar and toasted oats pressed into a coin, glossed with a bead of whisky-orange marmalade and finished with a single flake of edible gold. It's exclusive access on a spoon — the reason planners choose Scotland for the moments the badge doesn't cover.
Ingredients
- Aged Isle of Mull cheddar
- Toasted pinhead oats
- Butter
- Whisky
- Seville orange marmalade
- Edible gold leaf
- Thyme
Preparation
- 1.Blitz cheddar, toasted oats and butter into a crumble; press into one-inch coins.
- 2.Reduce whisky with marmalade to a thick glaze.
- 3.Dot each coin with the whisky marmalade.
- 4.Finish with a flake of edible gold and a thyme tip.
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