Scottish gin maker gets massive boost from John Lewis

A Scottish distillery is has clinched a major deal to supply a major department store with its gin. Eden Mill in St Andrews has secured a £150,000 deal to supply all John Lewis stores in the UK with the distillery’s 12 Gins of Christmas gift set of miniatures and Christmas Cracker. The partnership with John…

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Chance to buy a unique whisky and support Scotland rugby legend

Whisky collectors and rugby supporters are being offered the chance to buy a unique bottle. Annandale Distillery has donated a Man o’Sword first bottling to support former Scottish rugby hero Doddie Weir, who was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. The money raised will go to the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation which raises funds to…

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Borders rugby legend Doddie Weir onhand for unveiling of new whisky

Doddie Weir, the Borders rugby legend who was recently diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, was the guest of honour for the unveiling of the second whisky from the new Annandale Distillery near Annan on Friday, 1 December, writes Richard Bath. Doddie was also joined by two fellow Scotland and British & Irish Lions in Finlay…

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CALA launches new Balerno development

CALA Homes (East) have launched the first of two new developments in Balerno’s Ravelrig Heights area. The development will consist of spacious four and five-bedroom family homes with a unique layout designed around attractive greens, feature gardens, quiet lanes and characterful cul-de-sacs, each offering their own peaceful seclusion. Many of the homes will benefit from…

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Scotland rugby star and award-winning author headline charity fundraiser

Scottish Rugby’s points-record holder Chris Paterson MBE and award-winning author Alexander McCall Smith CBE have joined forces ahead of the Eric Liddell Centre’s inaugural fundraising dinner. The pair met ahead of the Going for Gold fundraising gala, which is taking place on December 5 at the Sheraton Grand in Edinburgh, in a once-in-a-lifetime chance to…

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Scottish Rugby squad is given a new form of gin-spiration

A trio of Scottish rugby internationals have worked with the Eden Mill distillery to create the official gin of Scottish Rugby. Scottish Rugby Milk Thistle Gin has been created by Stuart Hogg, Jonny Gray and Fraser Brown from the national squad and features the flavours of cotton thistle and milk thistle, reflecting the Scottish Rugby…

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It’s a long way..

to Murrayfield via Corbridge, and rather expensive when I’ve driven and seperately sent a horsebox with two staff to the point-to-point only for it to be called off at 11.30 because the ambulance couldn’t get round the inside of the course (was it 4WD I ask?). I sympathise with the organisers but after the previous…

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