Posts Tagged ‘Easter’
Ready to set sail for another summer on the loch
Steamship Sir Walter Scott is back in Loch Katrine for another year of daily sailings – just in time for Easter. The steamship Sir Walter Scott is operated by a charity, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust, which was established in April 2005 to take responsibility for control of the visitor facilities at Loch Katrine…
Read MoreRuth and her very own chocolate factory
For the sweet-toothed among us chocolate is an indulgent pleasure, but for chocolatier Ruth Hinks it is a form of art and a way of life. It’s difficult to think of a fate worse than being deprived of chocolate. But throughout her childhood, this was a reality for UK World Chocolate Master and daughter of…
Read MoreWhat’s the story for hotel’s bedtime book
A Scots hotel is encouraging young guests and aspiring writers to put pen to paper this National Storytelling Week (January 26 – February 3) in a bid to be published in its new bedtime storybook. Hallmark Hotel Glasgow strives to offer its guests personalised home comforts, is asking families with children aged between 6-15 years…
Read MoreOnly 250 bottles of The Macallan – at £38,500 each
Only 250 bottles of The Macallan’s a new and remarkably rare limited edition single malt whisky has been released. Each of the 250 individually numbered bottles are available worldwide, with The Macallan 52 years old 2018, never to be repeated. This latest classic-aged statement has been slowly matured for 52 years in one exceptional, hand…
Read MoreRare Macallan sells for £1.2 million at auction
A bottle of the Macallan 1926 60-Year-Old presented in a unique bottle painted by the Irish artist Michael Dillon sold for £1,200,000 at auction yesterday. It went under the hammer at Christie’s Finest & Rarest Wines & Spirits auction in London, achieving a world auction record for a bottle of whisky. The Macallan distillery located…
Read MoreWhisky celebration for a decade of the Bruadairs
The tenth anniversary of popular houses on the country estate have been toasted by their whisky partner. George Dark, one of the kilted whisky guides from Dewar’s Aberfeldy Distillery, has raised a dram to the ever-popular Bruadair Houses on the Mains of Taymouth 5 star Country Estate & Golf Course at nearby Kenmore, along with…
Read MoreThese clever canines can sniff out illegal goods
Illicit cigarettes have been found in Scotland with help from two four-legged friends. Thousands of illicit cigarettes have been uncovered by Highland Council’s Trading Standards Officers with a little help from two specially-trained, four-legged detectives. Spaniels Dixie and Daisy from Consumer Protection Dogs were enlisted by the region’s Trading Standards team to detect the smell…
Read MoreJust seven days to get your hands on limited Macallan
Lovers of The Macallan have just over a week to register their interest in a new limited dram. Easter Elchies Black captures the timeless luxury of The Macallan’s spiritual home on the estate on Speyside, Easter Elchies House. A highly limited edition of only 1958 bottles globally, The Macallan Easter Elchies Black is available from…
Read MoreEnjoy some Fizz on the Forth as the sun sets
Everyone enjoys a memorable view with a difference – and that’s now available on the River Forth. Sightseeing company Maid of the Forth has launched Fizz on the Forth – a new sunset cruise, featuring music from acclaimed performer Cailean McLean, as the sun sets over Edinburgh, the Lothians and Fife. Taking place on Saturday…
Read MoreStudents will be saying cheers for the beers
Scottish student union bars will be toasting a new deal with a brewery chain. Brewer Molson Coors is this week celebrating a milestone for its Scottish business, with the announcement of a new four year solus beer and cider supply deal with the student union purchasing consortium, Northern Services. In an unprecedented decision by the…
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