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WHERE TO BUY In addition to the listings below, Cairngorms produce can also be found at local farmers’ markets (see p.30) or from producers featured elsewhere in the guide. Entries are grouped into four geographical areas and then sorted alphabetically. Rothiemurchus Farm Shop & Deli, by Aviemore
AVIEMORE & AROUND Cairngorm Brewery Dalfaber Industrial Estate, Aviemore PH22 1ST 01479 812222, cairngormbrewery.com Mon–Sat 10am–5.30pm.
Since 2001, the Cairngorm Brewery has built a reputation as one of Scotland’s better craft breweries. They have a shop on site selling beers and memorabilia, plus regular brewery tours. (See feature on p.19.)
SG Mustard Station Road, Nethy Bridge PH25 3DA 01479 821245 Mon–Sat 6am–6pm. Closed Sun.
Michael Mustard runs the family butchers business his father set up in 1948. In that time it has become one of the most renowned suppliers in the area. Mustard offers a range of locally reared meats from his well-ordered shop down a quiet lane in Nethy Bridge – or he will take orders and deliver locally. A variety of homemade items include over a dozen varieties of sausages including boerewors, pork and stilton, venison, and lamb. Beef comes from Millers of Speyside, venison is all local, plus there is seasonal game.
Rothiemurchus Farm Shop & Deli Rothiemurchus Centre, by Aviemore PH22 1QH 01479 812345, rothiemurchus.net Mon–Sun 9.30am–5.30pm.
Established in 1985, the Rothiemurchus Estate’s excellent outlet is more upmarket
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deli than rough-and-ready farm shop. It started life selling fresh and whisky barrel-smoked rainbow trout caught in the clear waters flowing from the surrouding hills straight into its fishery. Before long a fully fledged farm shop was well stocked with a range of local produce, from a fridge counter packed with the estate’s venison, beef and trout to local wines and beers, hand-made chocolates, pies and pâtés, and a range of jams and preserves. It’s a great place to grab everything for a picnic in the Park or to savour the produce as cooked up by the chefs in the attached restaurant, The Druie (see entry on p.26).
Truffolicious 2 Burnside Road, Aviemore PH22 1SQ 07704 162476, truffolicious.co.uk
Set up in 2012, Truffolicious, based in Mike and Anna McArthur’s Aviemore kitchen, specialises in an expansive range of handmade truffles from classics such as dusty dark truffles to homemade honeycomb varieties and ‘tipsy’ truffles with liqueurs, plus locally inspired specialities made with Cairngorm Brewery beer. They sell their treats at the Cairngorms Farmers’ Market, where they also dish out Belgian hot chocolate to warm the soul.
BLAIR ATHOLL TO KINGUSSIE Blair Atholl Watermill & Tea Room Ford Road, Blair Atholl PH18 5SH 01796 481321 blairathollwatermill.co.uk Apr–Oct: Mon–Sun 9.30am–5pm. Closed Nov–Mar.
Blair Atholl Watermill practices the traditional stonegrinding of oats and wheat. Owners Rami and Kirsty Cohen use all their own flour and oats in the various loaves, rolls and speciality breads available to buy – along with bags of flour – from their in-house bakery, which in turn supplies the tea room (see p.27). Specialities reflect Rami’s Israeli heritage – bagels and Jewish hallah loaves – while
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