#aizle

Here it is guys!

The wedding of Stretch and Ari is today! So here are a bunch of drawings + sketches I did for it, unfortunately there are 2 drawings I couldn’t fit in here ._. But oh well..

I’ll be off for a little while. Apparently the bartender I hired had used his excuse for a smoke break to kidnap me. I’ll be back once I managed to escape from my captor. :)

Stay safe! Stay hydrated, stay awesome💙

It looked like a good morning, so I went back up Calton hill about 7 AM for some shots with less haze. I also took my drone along and took a few shots with it.

The Stockbridge Market is Sunday morning, so I headed over there. It's not large, but has some nice things.

I picked up a couple of packs of local strawberries. So I should get two strawberry seasons this year, as the Wisconsin strawberries are ripe in late June. I also bought a homemade rabbit, leek and bacon pie which we heated up for lunch.

There was a real Cheese Monger across the street, so I stopped in for a little Scottish cheese.

After lunch I headed back out and went by the Sir Walter Scott monument. It's quite a pile; in my opinion its an overwrought oversized church steeple in search of a church. As you might guess, I'm not a fan.

I headed on over to the entrance to Edinburgh Castle at the top of the Royal Mile. Suddenly tourists everywhere!

I made my way through the crowds to The Whiski Rooms for a tasting. Just one block off the Royal Mile and a world away from the crowds!

I did a tasting of 4 whiskies from the various regions recommended by the staff. It was a good way to determine my taste preferences. My favorite was the Glenfarclas, which I had never heard of. I went next door and bought a bottle, but I'm afraid it won't make it home. So I'll have to find another!

In the evening we upgraded our dining to a restaurant called Aizle and a spectacular dinner. Six courses, plus extra non-courses with wine pairings. Every course had multiple items, each of which had several components requiring individual preparation with beautiful preparations. It was very much Scottish ingredients, but international too; Japanese techniques, etc.

Aizle has a new home

The restaurant opened in 2014 by husband and wife team Stuart Ralston and Krystal Goff, will be moving to the Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel from 22 July 2020. Aisle has been located in St Leonard’s Street until now, but will take up residence in the city centre after the lockdown measures ease.

The surprise tasting menu will continue with emphasis on local seasonal ingredients in the six…