Posts Tagged ‘Highlands’
Blind tastings crown an 18-year-old Highland malt
Deanston 18 Year Old has triumphed in The Whisky Exchange’s annual tasting, taking the top spot in the only official blind whisky judging undertaken by members of the public. Deanston, a Highland distillery housed in an old cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith, claimed the crown in the 8th annual Whisky of…
Read MoreNew online resource planned for wild swimming
A new project is aiming to develop an online resource for Scotland’s wild swimmers. The University of the Highlands and Islands has launched the project. SwimWild, a company which offers open water coaching, adventures and events, is working with Moray College UHI’s computing and digital media department to create a portal where enthusiasts can find…
Read MorePerthshire Prep School named as one of the UK’s top ten
Ardvreck School has been named as one of the UK’s top ten Prep Schools in the 2021 Spear’s Schools Index, released in partnership with Carfax Education Group. The school, based in Crieff, Perthshire, educates children from the age of three at its nursery, up to thirteen, is the only Prep School in Scotland to feature…
Read MoreTullibardine whisky launches new online shop
Tullibardine has gone live with their new online shop as an extension of their distillery visitor centre. The online shop will allow UK customers to order Tullibardine’s core range of expressions, as well as some limited edition releases and merchandise, delivered directly to their home. Based in the town of Blackford, Perthshire, Tullibardine is ideally…
Read MoreFascinating mystery to be solved in the Cairngorms
Of Stone and Sky is a book for inquisitive minds. The mysterious disappearance of shepherd Colvin Munro and a trail of his twelve possessions leading into the Cairngorms is one that tickles the brain cells. Foster sister Mo and brother Sorley are keen to find Munro and discover why he disappeared. Glover, who has lived…
Read More10 Scottish beauty spots at risk from climate change
Lovers of the great outdoors will be shocked to discover that some of Scotland’s best loved beauty spots are at risk of severe coastal erosion due to climate change. The University of Glasgow have revealed the results of a meticulous study of Scotland’s coast – a map depicting key areas at severe risk of erosion…
Read MoreThe Big Scottish Book Club returns with more great guests
The Big Scottish Book Club has returned to our TV screens, showcasing some of the biggest names and new talent in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry from around the world. Hosted by writer Damian Barr, the first of eight episodes was broadcast on Sunday, recorded at Motherwell Concert Hall with guests Louise Welsh who discusses The…
Read MoreA fascinating insight into the routes of the Highlands
This could be seen as a ‘hitchhiker’s guide to the Highlands’. A valuable addition to the trip for tourists thinking of driving through the Highlands, it traverses the main routes north that cover beautiful landscapes, including the North Coast 500. Using a balance of old photographs and new, Simpson illustrates the changes that have taken…
Read MoreThe Stillman is a novel packed with dark humour
The Stillman is Tom McCulloch’s first novel and the characterisation of protagonist Jim Drever surely draws on the author’s upbringing in the Highlands. We’re in 2010, the worst winter in years, and Jim, stillman at a Highland distillery, has just turned 50. His obsessions are his comfortingly predictable job, and the movies, full of fictional…
Read MoreLost opportunities and a touching human story
From the very first page of this poetic novel, the reader can witness the story shimmer into life. Writing simultaneously in Gaelic and English, Campbell evokes the haunting beauty of the Western Highlands in this romantic tale of chance encounters and missed moments. When the narrator passes a girl on the staircase of a ferryboat,…
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