Posts by Kenny Smith
Diva and Icons for this year’s Knockengorroch Festival
Knockengorroch Festival has revealed its 2022 theme – Diva and Icons. This has been revealed through a photo series with rap artist and singer Nova AKA Nova Scotia The Truth. Pictured in an open mussel shell at the Deugh river, Nova presents this year’s theme in a homage to the endangered freshwater mussel of Scottish…
Read MoreScots estates offer homes and jobs for fleeing Ukrainians
Rural estates in Scotland have said they are ready and able to welcome Ukrainian refugees and to offer accommodation and employment. Scottish Land & Estates (SLE), which represents rural businesses, said more than 40 estates had volunteered to help those fleeing war and arriving in Scotland. SLE said it had written to the Scottish Government…
Read MoreEden Mill St Andrews gets permission for new distillery
Eden Mill St Andrews, the contemporary premium gin and Scotch whisky producer, has received full planning permission to build a new distillery and visitor centre in St Andrews. A 50-year land lease has been agreed and signed with the prestigious and world-renowned University of St Andrews. The new distillery, with its ambition to be one…
Read MoreShowcasing the work of refugee artists in Scotland
Edinburgh Printmakers welcomed the first artists to the studio and gallery this week, ahead of a new residency programme to support and platform the work of refugee artists based in Scotland and the UK. The UK’s first ever open access studio is now leading a Europe wide project called In From The Margins in collaboration…
Read MoreA tasty Guinness and treacle bread recipe
What could be more Irish than a loaf of bread made with Guinness? To celebrate St Patrick’s Day, Lough Erne Resort Executive chef, Noel McMeel, has shared some favourite recipes for a range of mouthwatering dishes that you can make at home. Noel has cooked for an impressive range of dignitaries and celebrities, including Barack…
Read MoreA bright green Apple Soor beer for St Patrick’s Day
The ‘wizards of sours’ at Edinburgh’s Vault City Brewing have launched a luminous green beer to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The Portobello-based brewery has created a sweet Apple Soor beer that tastes like – you’ve guessed it! – Apple Sourz. The first 250 web orders will receive a free shot glass – perfect for St…
Read MoreScots churros and ice cream bar wins national awards
Glasgow’s Loop & Scoop, the UK’s first ice cream and churro bar, has won a Gold Medal and Trophy at the National Ice Cream Championships 2022 run by the Ice Cream Alliance. The sector’s UK trade association recognised Loop & Scoop’s delicious dairy free sea salted chocolate gelato beat all comers in this, the most…
Read MoreScots rum distillery launches £300,000 fundraiser
The UK’s first black female-owned distillery has its sights set on global expansion with the launch of a £300,000 equity crowdfunding campaign. Investment in the Matugga Distillery will help the rum company become a ‘cane to cask’ producer, with plans underway to develop a sugarcane plantation in Uganda. The Livingston-based distiller is recognised as one…
Read MoreNew Bross Deli is heaven for all bagel lovers
Bross Deli in St James Quarter offers a delightful range of flavours for this North American’s tastebuds. Situated on the bottom floor at the back of the St James Quarter is the trendy new Bross Deli with its high exposed ceiling and neon lights. With boisterous music playing in the background, the premise was bustling…
Read MoreCelebrate Mother’s Day and help a worthy charity
The Isle of Barra Distillery is donating 20% from each online purchase of Rhubarb & Heather Gin Liqueur to charity for the next two weeks. Between 15-27 March, the distillers will make the donation for Mother’s Day to One Parent Families Scotland. One Parent Families Scotland is the leading charity working with single parent families…
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