The Pastry Academy

Located in the heart of Royal Deeside, a short 20-minute drive from Aberdeen City and a 29-minute drive from Aberdeen Airport. Top international pastry chef, Graham Sutherland, founded The Pastry Academy after lecturing at the Cesar Ritz School of Pastry & Chocolate Arts for 6 years.

Back home in Banchory, Chef offers small, exclusive classes. Workshops include tastings and hands-on learning, focusing on some of Scotland’s most traditional and well-loved pastries from across the North East. Chef demonstrates how to make Scottish Shortbread, Clootie Dumplings, and Aberdeen’s unique take on the croissant – the Rowie or Butterie. Workshops include hands-on participation and plenty of tasting!

• Car and coach parking available
• Workshops delivered in English or German
• Travel trade rates available

Taste of North-east Scotland

• Travel Trade Exclusive: Y
• Duration: 3 hours
• Availability: Year round
• Group Size: 4–14 min/max
• Pricing: Varies

Includes:

• Hands-on shortbread making session
• Clootie dumpling demonstration and tasting
• Mini rowie/buttery demonstration and tasting
• Goodie bag of treats to take home
• Refreshment packages, including light lunches and snacks
• Boxed pastries to take away
• Champagne or prosecco on arrival

Bitesize Scottish Pastry Demonstrations

• Travel Trade Exclusive: Y
• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Availability: Year round
• Group Size: 10–20 min/max
• Pricing: Varies

Includes:

• Shortbread or mini rowie/buttery demonstration and tasting
• Goodie bag of treats to take home
• Optional local whisky tasting to complement shortbread
• Optional local coffee tasting to complement rowie/buttery
• Refreshment packages, including light lunches and snacks
• Boxed pastries to take away