Posts Tagged ‘production’
The magic of Motown casts its spell in Glasgow
For some unknown reason, soul music has never been my thing. I love my pop – I dance to disco ‘cos I don’t like rock – and somehow, soul has just never quite entered the sphere of my musical tastes So, going to see Motown: The Musical was going to be an interesting experience. I…
Read MoreGo on a strange (but wonderful) journey
It’s been over 40 years since Tim Curry donned his suspenders, corset and fishnets in his legendary role as Dr. Frank-N- Furter. But judging by the crowd at The Edinburgh Playhouse last night, the cult phenomenon that is The Rocky Horror Picture Show is very much alive and well. Richard O’Brien’s musical comedy horror has…
Read MoreArtists help anCnoc whisky distillery mark 125 years
To mark 125 years of its distillery in style, anCnoc Single Malt Scotch Whisky has collaborated with two of today’s most exciting upcoming artists. Kate Colin and Joachim King use traditional methods to create refreshingly vibrant and modern pieces – much like the whisky itself. Each artist has created a special one-off piece inspired by…
Read MoreThe memory of Ian Hunter is brought to book
A first whisky honouring the memory of Ian Hunter, the last of the founding Johnston family to run the Laphroaig Distillery, has been released. Each annual release will be set into a beautifully crafted book that will document a part of Ian’s rich legacy, making this a collection unlike any other and one that is…
Read MoreMark Bonnar stars in new Scots TV thriller
Scots actor Mark Bonnar returns to our TV screens this week in a thrilling new TV series. The Shetland star appears in Guilt, a four-part new series airing from Thursday, 24 October, on BBC Scotland from 10-11pm. When brothers Max and Jake unwittingly run over and kill an old man, their attempts to cover it…
Read More‘Father of Single Malt’ honoured with Centenary Release
Whisky creator Gordon & MacPhail has released a single malt to honour George Urquhart, member of the second generation of the company’s owning family, in what would have been his centenary year. Laid down in 1956, the year ‘Mr George’ as he was known by colleagues, became senior partner, the 62-year-old single malt features spirit…
Read MoreFundraising bid to restore 1200 year old Pictish stone
A crowdfunding campaign has today been launched for the repair and conservation of a rare Pictish stone. The previously unknown carved Pictish cross-slab was recently found at an early Christian church site in the Dingwall area of the Scottish Highlands. The rare find, described by experts as being ‘uniquely significant’, was thought to have to…
Read MoreConsider the carbon footprint of food
Scots are being encouraged to get wise to the full climate cost of wasted food this Climate Week – and it’s not just what actually ends up in the bin. Environmental experts at Zero Waste Scotland say the true cost to the planet of Scotland’s wasted food more than doubles when emissions from growing, processing…
Read MoreA shortbread and gin recipe from Bake Off’s Ruby
2018 Great British Bake Off finalist Ruby Bhogal is working with The Old Curiosity Distillery in Edinburgh to bring back its popular Christmas gin. The Old Curiosity Distillery’s Christmas gin is distilled with ginger, cinnamon and cardamom which gives the undeniably familiar smell of Christmas and provides a festive spicy flavour. The ingredients used to…
Read MoreDistillery’s exclusive deal will make special whisky
A Scottish distillery has agreed an unprecedented five-year agreement for the supply of premium peated malt. Following a £3.3m investment in a new peat kiln in Portgordon, Crisp Malt is stepping up its supply to the craft distilling industry, after reaching an agreement with Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh. The exclusive relationship to produce and supply…
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