Posts by Kenny Smith
Caskshare and Isle of Raasay launch 30 Litre Project
Online whisky platformCaskshare has teamed up with Isle of Raasay Distillery to offered a selection of 30L casks for reservation by the bottle. They believe this is an ideal opportunity for whisky fans to get their hands on, the innovative product is not often seen in mainstream distillery production. These casks represent the first output…
Read MoreScots actor’s artistic work is set to go on show
Two professional artists who have been good friends for more than 50 years are finally holding their first exhibition together. John Atkinson, who has lived in Diss in South Norfolk, for 20 years and his Scots friend Charles Jamieson, will exhibit around 40 of their latest paintings at The Corn Hall, Diss from April 2…
Read MoreA quick and easy one pot wonder pasta dish
One pot wonders are dishes that we all love – not just to save on the washing up! Courtesy of Yondu, we have a delicious one-pot Spring Veg Pasta recipe to try – and it’s effortless delicious. This recipe also works great with spaghetti or penne. You can also add spinach, spring onions or green…
Read MoreEaster fun returns to National Trust for Scotland
The National Trust for Scotland has announced the return of one of Scotland’s favourite family springtime events – the conservation charity’s popular Easter Egg Trails are back for the first time since 2019. The fun trails were, until the pandemic paused them after Easter 2019, a fixture of many families’ Spring holidays, with around 30,000…
Read MoreExhibition showcases work by young people
An exploration of identity and place is the focus of a diverse new exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Rooted in the National Galleries of Scotland’s outreach programme, You Are Here showcases works created by young people from Ayrshire and Edinburgh. They appear alongside highlights from the Galleries’ permanent collection, which have been selected…
Read MoreA trip to Ancient Rome awaits with the new menu
Ancient Rome’s people may have lived thousands of years ago, but their diets were far from traditional. From their famous studs like Caesar and Antony to leading ladies like Livia, the rich and famous loved nothing more than sampling the strangest dishes our modern brains can imagine. Food has been central to social life throughout…
Read MoreA magical collection of 36 short stories
The garden is an oasis, a pocket of nature in our busy modern lives, full of plants, animals, insects – and a fair bit of magic. And it’s somewhere that, just behind that rock, or underneath a flower, there could be something magical or mystical: a fairy, an elf or a talking bee. Folk Tales…
Read MoreNational Whisky Festival of Scotland looking north
The National Whisky Festival of Scotland has announced it will return for another edition of its popular annual event in Aberdeen in September – part of a series of new plans for the festival in 2022. Following sell-out success in the city in 2021, Scotland’s definitive whisky tasting event and Scottish cultural festival will be…
Read MoreMoonlight swim challenge at Loch Lomond
Wild swimmers are being offered the chance to take part in a moonlit swim at Loch Lomond. Inchbaggers Island Swims is to host a Moonlight Challenge for outdoor swimmers with the opportunity to take part in a series of night-time swims in Loch Lomond throughout the year. Suitable for beginners and experienced swimmers, the Moonlight…
Read MoreScottish Fisheries Museum looks at El Niño
A new exhibition at the Scottish Fisheries Museum is set to bust negative images of the extreme weather phenomenon El Niño. It will show the fishing and farming opportunities it has brought to the Sechura Desert in Northern Peru and exploring how other communities might take a similar adaptive approach to the effects of climate…
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