The 6 Best Food & Drink in Ayrshire, Scotland

Explore Scotch whisky and its fascinating heritage when you visit our home on the West Coast of Scotland, where a warm welcome awaits you at the A. D. Rattray Whisky Shop. Established in 1868, discover more about A. D. Rattray, our story, our history and our whiskies. Learn how we work with distilleries from across Scotland, sourcing interesting single casks and spirit, and view our working Sample Room, where our casks are meticulously evaluated for quality. As single cask whiskies are at the heart of what we do, you will find two casks “on tap” in our Cask Room. Take in the atmosphere of a traditional whisky warehouse and taste whisky straight from the cask. Have a bottle filled from the cask and sealed in wax, add your hand-written label to complete your personalised whisky. Escape into the world of A. D. Rattray when you book one of our Tasting Experiences and browse an ever-changing range of A. D. Rattray whiskies in our Whisk Shop, including many shop exclusives.

Realise your ambition to become a better home cook! Home Cook School delivers cooking lessons in the comfort of your own home or at the Home Cook School Tutor's home in Maybole, South Ayrshire. Cooking lessons will be tailor made to suit your individual tastes. Themed classes including 'Scottish Cookery' using local seasonable produce are available. Lessons last 2hrs, 3hrs or 6hrs.

Take a group of five women who met on a Scottish Island, a shared love of gin and a passion for the island they call home and what do you get? Isle of Cumbrae Distillers. Isle of Cumbrae Distillers is distinctively positioned as being one of the few all-female distilling teams in Scotland

The Cook School Scotland is the ultimate destination to experience new tastes and try different cuisines. With over 15 different themed classes, and new classes being added all the time, we’re sure there’s a class to suit every taste. Our Head Chef Stuart and his team make cooking fun, stress free and informative. We have a variety of 'hands on' cookery courses, as well as our relaxed Demo & Dine evenings where you can sit back, relax and watch our chefs do the hard work. From the minute you step through the door you will grasp our professional and friendly approach, we're here to make sure you have an experience which exceeds all of your expectations. With the best chefs, the finest quality produce (locally sourced where possible), and a state of the art kitchen, you can rest assured that you will enjoy your time with us. From individuals, to group bookings, private dining and team building events, the Cook School is the perfect venue to enjoy a unique food and drink experience.

At The Jar we specialise in single malt scotch whisky, with whiskies from all of Scotland's working distilleries, and some closed one's. In addition to our range of single malts we also offer a selection of Scottish produced gins, this is a sector that is growing and proving to be very popular with Scotland leading the way with huge number of top quality gins. Our aim is to provide single malts and gins that are not commonly available in supermarkets, with prices ranging from £24 to over £5000 we offer an interesting and varied range of drinking whiskies right through to rare and collectable bottles. We host whisky and gin tasting sessions and master classes for tour groups and private parties. These can be themed to suit your needs and held at time that best fits your plans. We also stock a wide range of whisky related gifts such as hip flasks, quaichs, noising glasses, books and whisky scented candles. All of our gifts are locally sourced as part of our commitment and philosophy to promote local manufactures and businesses whenever possible.