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Cook School Scotland turns up the heat as it reopens
A leading Scottish leading cook school is welcoming budding chefs once again, following the relaunch of its popular cooking classes with a retro-inspired menu of culinary classics. Following an 18-month hiatus due to coronavirus restrictions, the Cook School Scotland, in Kilmarnock, has opened its doors once again. More than 25 different classes are ready to…
Read MoreA stunning single-owner auction of art and antiques
One of the largest and most impressive private collections of Georgian furniture and antiques to come to auction in Scotland is set to go under the hammer this month. Almost 1000 pieces of furniture, art, books, porcelain, silver and objets d’art from the magnificent collection of Edinburgh dance educator, William Mowat-Thomson, will be the focus…
Read More80-year-old Glenlivet whisky goes to auction
Gordon & MacPhail unveiled the oldest single malt Scotch whisky ever bottled – an 80-year-old from Glenlivet Distillery matured in an oak cask originally laid down in 1940. To house this most precious of whiskies, Gordon & MacPhail, founded in 1895, commissioned internationally acclaimed architect and designer, Sir David Adjaye OBE to design a unique…
Read MoreExplore the secrets hidden in Scotland’s landscape
Scotland’s iconic landscapes and rugged coastlines are being celebrated this month as part of the Scottish Geology Festival 2021. Launched on September 1 and running to October 17, the Scottish Geology Trust and partners will deliver a packed programme of activities from Stranraer to Shetland that will showcase and celebrate Scotland’s geology. Events range from…
Read MoreJohnnie Walker Princes Street opens its doors today
Diageo’s Johnnie Walker Princes Street, the eight-floor new visitor experience for the world’s best-selling Scotch whisky, has been launched in the heart of the capital. Four-and-a-half years in the making, Johnnie Walker Princes Street is the centrepiece of Diageo’s £185million pound investment in Scotch whisky tourism in Scotland – the largest single investment programme of…
Read MoreConifer forest with immediate income potential for sale
An extensive commercial conifer forest with immediate felling income potential in Argyll is now for sale. Presented to the market by Goldcrest Land and Forestry Group, Culinlongart Forest covers 105.74 hectares / 261.28 acres. Culinlongart Forest is located at the south end of the Mull of Kintyre Peninsula, approximately eight miles southwest of Campbeltown, on…
Read MoreThe Dishoom Home Feast more than lives up to its name
Over the course of the lockdown, we’ve done a fair few home deliveries from a selection of restaurants ranging from very top-end to pretty mid-range. Some have been decent, some not so great, and others we’ve simply done as a means of helping out a sector that has been stretched to the limits by the…
Read MoreRare Harry Potter book marks 155 years of Hamilton and Inches
A rare JK Rowling jewelled novel cover is among the handcrafted items which are on display as part of Hamilton & Inches’ celebrations for 155 year anniversary. Hamilton & Inches has unveiled its new Celebrating our Craft exhibition, which is running until September 5, and located in its showroom in Edinburgh, and showcases some of…
Read MoreWinner crowned in the battle of the bagels
A final battle of the bagels took place in Glasgow at the weekend. After a month-long championship of bagel making alchemy that saw four Glasgow food favourites battle it out in a test of fillings, flavour, flair and fans, Dennistoun’s Scran Glasgow was officially crowned the winner of the Bagel Games 2021 at a carb-fuelled…
Read MoreRoyal Lochnagar whisky auctioned for Scottish Ballet
Scottish Ballet, Diageo and Whisky Auctioneer have announced the release of 470 bottles from a single cask of Royal Lochnagar whisky. This will be sold at auction from 9-13 September. The unique cask was laid down in 1994 at the instigation of Lord MacFarlane of Bearsden, who was at the time chair of United Distillers…
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