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Cranachan Cheesecake from Majestic Line’s Glen Massan

I love cranachan at the best of times but like everything we ate on Majestic Line’s tiny Glen Massan, this version was superb, the oats toasted in delicious whisky and the fruit fresh and seasonal. This recipe is courtesy of chef Gordon Howe, who is working his culinary magic on Majestic Line’s Glen Etive this year. The recipe serves six. Cranachan Cheesecake 200g/7oz (oven toasted in whisky) Scottish oats 75g/2½

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A Majestic minibreak in Scotland

A cruise on the tiny Glen Massan, one of three ships operated by Scottish-owned Majestic Line, is a deliciously unstructured way to explore the Hebrides. There was no itinerary, as such, on my three-day cruise. Just pottering around remote lochs, stopping for hikes, rocking up at the occasional castle and searching rocky shorelines for wildlife. Glen Massan and its sister, Glen Tarsan, are Irish-built fishing trawlers, tastefully converted into 11-passenger

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