Posts Tagged ‘production’
Flour mill and brewery make Bowhouse a must
A new flour mill and brewery are to open at Bowhouse, the home of a growing number of artisan food producers. Bowhouse is located at the Balcaskie Estate, near Anstruther in Fife, and the mill will be run by Scotland the Bread, which has been growing and experimenting with a range of new and heritage…
Read MoreThe puppet masters will premier new production
Multi-award winning puppetry innovators Blind Summit are premiering their new show, Henry, at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe. It follows the huge Edinburgh Fringe successes of Citizen Puppet (2015) and The Table (2011), both Scotsman Fringe First Award winners, amongst many other awards when touring internationally, with really strong reviews and audience reaction. Set within a…
Read MoreReinventing the square sausage wheel
Scotland loves sausage for breakfast, and a supermarket’s new Aberdeen Angus steak lorne is sure to be an instant hit. Wherever you live and whatever you call it; lorne, square or slice sausage, our love for this tasty favourite is nothing new. ALDI’s specially selected sausage, made from 100% PGI certified Scotch Beef, is the…
Read MoreMental health at the core of new Fringe production
The multiple award-winning play Shell Shock is coming to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Shell Shock addresses the major mental health issues that are leading to former service men and women taking their own lives. The Ministry of Defence has just admitted that it ‘does not hold information on the causes of death for all UK…
Read MoreMixing real words with fictional politicians
When an ambitious politician jumps on a populist bandwagon and a previously apathetic citizen takes her message to heart – what could possibly go wrong? Former government advisor, the Edinburgh playwright Andy Moseley, is bringing his new play A Beginner’s Guide to Populism to the Fringe. A Beginner’s Guide to Populism has just completed a…
Read MoreRare signed whisky expected to sell for £25,000+
A rare signed Laphroaig 1967 Samaroli 15 Year Old is expected to break previous auction records for the bottle. The standout Samaroli classic whisky is due to go under the hammer next week in the July online auction held by Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer. This follows on the heels of the record-setting Bowmore 1966 Samaroli Bouquet…
Read MoreThe Caledonian Canal’s history will be staged outdoors
The amazing true story of the Caledonian Canal is being brought to life – in the great outdoors. Fort Augustus, at the heart of the Great Glen, will become Scottish Canals’ latest outdoor pop-up theatre venue this summer. Waters of Time, the new bespoke Canal Theatre play produced by The Walking Theatre Company, is set…
Read MoreSparkling wine special part two: Pretty in pink
In the second of three articles focusing on fizzy wine, Peter Ranscombe discovers that beauty is in the eye of the beholder – or, when it comes to Ruinart, in the eye of the partridge. CHAMPAGNE is full of weird and wonderful stories – from Benedictine monk Dom Pérignon using thicker glass to stop bottles…
Read MoreScottish Field presents its top Cars of the Year
Neil Lyndon reveals his top 10 cars from a range of classes, naming the Volvo XC40 his 2017 Car of the Year ‘without a shadow of a doubt’. The Isuzu D-Max Pick-up Isuzu D-Max Arctic Trucks Double Cab Rough, tough utility meets pimp-my-ride ostentation. Go anywhere off-road capability meets hardcore Miami cruising. Muscles abound: flared…
Read MoreScottish wood aims to spearhead the future of foresting
Elderslie Estates has won a prestigious Scotland’s Finest Woods Award. And now it is wholly committed to being in the ‘vanguard of innovation’ to realise the tremendous potential of forestry in the future. The estate, near Houston, Renfrewshire, has been named joint winner in the Quality Timber Category of the awards and receives the John…
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