If you need an excuse to get over your dry January resolutions, a night of whisky, haggis, neeps and tatties for Burns Night is just round the corner on Wednesday 25th January!
Burns night, held in honour of Scotland’s most famous poet, Robert Burns, and is celebrated on his birthday, 25th January. This year he would have been 221.
The Edinburgh Team at Strutt & Parker have chosen their favourite places for Burns Night in Edinburgh:
- The Ghillie Dhu, 2 Rutland Street, EH1
A great night in a spectacular converted church just off Princes Street where you look up to the Castle enjoy a 3 course meal with plenty of whisky before dancing the night away to one of Scotland’s top Ceilidh Bands – a real Scottish treat!
- The Scottish National Gallery, The Mound, EH2
A delicious 3 course meal in the Contini Restaurant located at the stunning National Gallery with dancing till Midnight – I went here last year and had a great time!
- The Whiski Rooms, 4-7 North Bank Street, EH1
If you’re after an afternoon sampling a range of Scotland’s best whisky’s, the Whiski Rooms do excellent taster sessions where you can work your way through six drams from Scotland’s finest distilleries – I went here last year before dinner and the six Whisky’s definitely helped my dancing later on!
- At home
Why not get some mates round and celebrate Burns in the comfort of your own home. I’ve invited some friends round this year and will be toasting the haggis with Burns’ famous poem… here goes!
His knife see rustic Labour dight,
An cut you up wi ready slight,
Trenching your gushing entrails bright,
Like onie ditch; And then,
O what a glorious sight,
Warm-reekin, rich!
Wherever you celebrate Burns this year, let’s raise a glass to the great man,
Sláinte!
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