Posts Tagged ‘exports’
Early bird tickets for Argyll’s biggest party
Early bird tickets for Argyll’s biggest outdoor music concert, are to go on sale on Saturday November 10. Oban Live, started in 2016 by one of Scotland’s finest musical exports Skerryvore, takes place on June 7 and 8 next year at Mossfield Stadium in Oban, Argyll, on the west coast of Scotland. The highly anticipated…
Read MoreMackie’s had it licked this summer – home and abroad
A Scottish ice cream firm has broken a sales record which has stood for 30 years after the long, hot summer. Luxury ice cream was the nation’s choice of sweet treat over the summer months with Mackie’s of Scotland breakings its record for sales and production. They have reported a total of 3,647,534 litres of…
Read MoreThe appliance of science to help Scottish gin
A new resource is now at hand to help Scotland’s gin producers create new products and increase their exports. Distillation experts from Heriot-Watt University have created a botanical library. Scientists have spent three years distilling and cataloguing 72 botanicals that can be grown in Scotland, are commercially available and from a sustainable source. The library…
Read MoreProminent Borders firm gives rugby support
One of the Scottish Borders’ most prominent rural businesses is to lends its support to a sporting institution in a new partnership announced for this season. Charlesfield Farms, based at Saint Boswells, has become the main sponsor of Melrose Rugby for season 2018-2019. The tie-up between Charlesfield and Melrose cements a long relationship between the…
Read MoreA Scottish success story that’s not melting away
There’s no doubt you’ve seen blue tubs of Mackie’s Traditional stacked up in the freezer shelves of your nearest supermarket. After all, it’s the fifth largest selling takehome ice cream brand in the UK, beaten only by the international giants such as Ben & Jerry’s, Haagen Dazs and Carte D’Or. Pretty good for a family-run…
Read MoreFrom sceptic to an organic farming champion
This Organic September, Soil Association licensee David Finlay, who farms beef, sheep and dairy in Dumfries and Galloway, takes us on his journey from sceptic to champion of organic farming. I took over the family farm in 1987, but before that I was working as a farm advisory consultant. I was very dismissive of organic…
Read MoreName of new Glasgow distillery is revealed
A new distillery on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow is to be named after the water’s Gaelic designation. Scotch Whisky specialist, Douglas Laing & Co has today announced that its new facility is to be named the Clutha Distillery. ‘Clutha’, meaning Clyde in Gaelic, reflects both the company’s heritage and the location of the new distillery which will sit on…
Read MoreNo end in sight to the renaissance of our love of gin
The ‘Ginaissance’ of a popular spirit has continued, with the opening of 18 new distilleries in Scotland. The demand for niche craft spirits brands response continues to grow, says UHY Hacker Young, the national accountancy group, with 39 opening across the UK. The UK’s spirits industry is benefiting from this global trend amongst consumers to…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s summer bolthole still has so much to offer
Portobello was traditionally Edinburgh’s playground and it still draws the crowds to its beach and promenade when the weather is fine. When summer blesses the capital with warm sunny days, there’s nothing better than a stroll along Portobello’s promenade with an ice cream (flake optional) in hand, as you relax and soak up the rays.…
Read MoreNational Galleries acquire portrait of musical superstar
A portrait of one of Scotland’s most prominent musical exports has been acquired by the National Galleries of Scotland. But it’s not Lulu, Sir Harry Lauder or Sydney Devine – it’s a contemporary work featuring one of the most successful and influential music artists working today, the Scottish songwriter and DJ Calvin Harris. The photographic…
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