Cape Wrath Ultra is all set to get underway

Almost 200 runners will set off on Sunday (May 20) in the Scottish Highlands for the extreme Cape Wrath Ultra Race 2018. The 190 participants are from 23 countries worldwide and include 21 from Scotland. They face an eight-day expedition race over 400km with a total ascent of 11,200m into some of the wildest areas…

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Get ready for some fantastic inflatable fun

Fun and laughs are in store this summer when the longest continuous inflatable obstacle course in the world returns to Scotland. The new Labyrinth Challenge, which is over 1,000ft long and includes more than 30 fun obstacles in five-themed zones, comes to the BT Murrayfield Stadium in Edinburgh this June. The pop-up attraction, owned and…

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Fruity combination for a new Scottish ice cream

Scottish ice cream lovers can refresh their mouths with a sensational new flavour. Sampling juicy mango and zingy passionfruit, Mackie’s of Scotland has unveiled its newest limited edition offering, whcih will transportg ice cream lovers to warmer surroundings with its new tropical flavour combination. Available from Tesco stores across the country, Mackie’s Mango and Passionfruit…

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Book review: An Enormous Reckless Blunder

An Enormous Reckless Blunder tells the little-known story of the Lewis Chemical Works. In 1844, James Matheson purchased the Isle of Lewis with the fortune had had made from trading in the far east. He hoped to exploit peat deposits, which led to him creating the Lewis Chemical Works, to produce lighting oil and paraffin…

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Vega Sicilia: when the taste lives up to the hype

Peter Ranscombe is careful not to get carried away with the excitement of trying Spain’s undisputed top wine and is relieved when the liquid matches its reputation. YOU know a wine is special when it gets its own mention in your old course textbook. The entry for Vega Sicilia in the Oxford Companion to Wine…

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Ladies’ shooting club marks its successful third year

Glad Rags and Cartridge Bags enjoy a whole weekend of celebrations for their third birthday. Scotland’s premier ladies clay shooting club celebrated in style with exclusive use of Raemoir House. The ladies enjoyed a delicious four course dinner, luxury overnight stay followed by a Sunday ladies clay shoot. Mhairi Morriss, owner of Jomm Events and founder…

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Have you got what it takes to enter the Great British Bake Off?

Scots are being encouraged to get off their soggy bottoms and enter next year’s Great British Bake Off. The hit TV show, which moved from the BBC to Channel 4 this year, is looking for Britain’s best home bakers to enter the tent. Scots have appeared regularly on the show, with Glasgow-based James Morton reaching…

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2017 Grand Final winners

The December issue supplement includes the full results of this year’s Grand Final of the Whisky Challenge. The final stage in this year’s Scottish Field Whisky Challenge, it saw our eight merchant judges sample the best drams from around the country in order to determine the winners. Award categories included Top Independent Bottling, Top Blend…

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Readers’ Challenge 2017 results

The November issue included the full results of this year’s Readers’ Challenge Whisky Challenge. The second stage in this year’s Scottish Field Whisky Challenge, our panel of ten members of the public sampled a total of 59 whiskies in order to determine the winners of the Readers’ Challenge. The top three will move forward to…

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Scottish Field Gin Challenge 2017 Results

The August issue of Scottish Field is on the shelves now, including the full results of the first ever Scottish Field Gin Challenge. Our panel of five judges sampled a total of 60 gins in order to determine the winners of the Challenge. Click below to find out the results of the 2017 Gin Challenge:

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