Scotland
Scotland goes purple for World Pancreatic Cancer day
Today (Thursday, 21 November) marks World Pancreatic Cancer Day, and famous landmarks all over Scotland will be turning purple as part of the Purple Lights for pancreatic cancer campaign. Organised by individuals affected by the disease, the campaign is a way to remember loved ones lost to pancreatic cancer, support those living with and beyond…
Read MoreGetting ready for the Ullapool Winter Festival
The Ullapool Winter Festival will take place next weekend. Following the annual winter lights switch on Thursday, 28 November, the festival kicks off on Friday 29 with Ullapool’s award-winning Junior Pipe Band leading a lantern-lit procession at 5.15pm from the now-famous Christmas tree made of lobster creels on West Shore Street to the festival site…
Read MoreRecently launched whiskies preparing for Christmas
Two recently-launched whiskies are being prepared for the festive season. The Fettercairn 12 Year Old and Fettercairn 28 Year Old are exceptionally refined whisky expressions distilled in the foothills of the Cairngorms. A spokesman said: ‘With an ingenious approach to crafting whisky, our bespoke copper cooling ring enhances the purity of the spirit, ensuring only…
Read MoreBrash McKelvie – The bucket list of annoyance
Scottish Field’s online columnist Brash McKelvie shares their bucket list of irritations. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend – a Rhode Island Red of indeterminate age and foul nature. Shitting Cat – does exactly what it says on the tin. The Beloved – a paragon of virtue and…
Read MoreLast chance to try for a limited edition Macallan
This morning (Wednesday) is your last chance to get your hands on a limited edition of The Macallan – priced £750. Those wanting opportunity to purchase Easter Elchies Black, 2019 Release can do so through an exclusive online ballot, priced at £750. Delivery is available to 29 countries. To enter the ballot, you will need…
Read MoreThe perfect guide to Scotland’s sacred springs
Holy Wells: Scotland is definitely one for the coffee table. This is Phil Cope’s beautifully illustrated exploration of the sacred springs, wells and spas of Scotland. Haunting photography coupled with well-researched information and opinions allow this book to be glanced and flicked through, or read cover-to-cover, with equal enjoyment. Holy Wells: Scotland, by Phil Cope,…
Read MoreAn early chance to get yourself a rum deal
A Scots distillery is offering people the chance to own one of the first rum casks to be filled in Glasgow. Wester Spirit Co. has launched the cask sale with the opportunity own some of the first rum casks to be filled at Wester Spirit Co Distillery. These will also be some of the first…
Read MoreIt’s World Toilet Day – is this the finest loo in Scotland?
Scotland has many incredible beauty spots and tourist attractions, but there can be few stranger than the Victorian toilets on the Isle of Bute. Today is World Toilet Day – an official United Nations international observance day on 19 November to inspire action to tackle the global sanitation crisis – and to mark it, we…
Read MoreSwadish’s Ajay crowned as curry champion
Ajay Kumar, owner and executive chef of Swadish in Glasgow, was last night crowned the Scottish Curry Champion at the sparkling gala final of the SPICE Awards. At a glittering awards ceremony held at the Glasgow Marriot and attended by the great and good of the Scottish curry industry, the top honour went to Glasgow’s…
Read MoreBottle your own £2500 whisky at the distillery
Aberfeldy has announced the release of its most distinguished golden dram – Aberfeldy 40 Years Old – available only from the distillery itself as a hand-bottled exclusive. For more than 120 years Aberfeldy has been crafting some of Scotland’s most beguiling single malt whiskies, with the single cask being its ultimate expression. Aberfeldy 40 Years…
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