Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Diageo eyes solar powered Scotch
SCOTLAND’S largest distiller, Diageo, has been granted planning permission to erect 9,000 solar panels at its packaging plant in Leven. The solar panels will cover an area the size of eight football pitches and generate 22% of the site’s power. The array will generate 4.1 megawatts of electricity – enough to power 2,500 houses. Diageo…
Read MoreA Week in Whisky: Hibs, Fèis Ìle, North Uist, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes a wonder through another week in whisky. THE fitba season may have only just ended but there’s already exciting news on the transfer market. Gleann Mòr Spirits has signed a two-year deal with Hibs. The company – whose head office is just a few streets from Hibernian’s Easter Road pitch – takes…
Read MoreThe Week in Pictures: A goat, strawberries, and more
Peter Ranscombe takes a light-hearted look at some of the week’s enduring images, from a goat to strawberry tarts… POLO the goat and handler Irene McCreath spent a day seeing the sights in Edinburgh to celebrate the return of the Royal Highland Show. Scotland’s largest outdoor event returns to the Royal Highland Centre at Ingliston…
Read MoreJuliet Robertson is top young soloist
PIANIST Juliet Robertson has won the inaugural “Scottish Young Musicians’ solo performer of the year” title. Juliet, 14, from Stirlingshire, won the competition in Glasgow yesterday by playing Claire de Lune by Claude Debussy. She received £1,000 to spend on furthering her musical career and the “Maid of Morven” trophy, which was made by the…
Read MoreLeith’s own Champagne, port, and sherry
Forget gin and whisky for a moment – it’s Port of Leith’s Champagne, port, and sherry that are the real stars, writes Peter Ranscombe. THERE’S a lot going in Leith. Not only is Port of Leith Distillery’s vertical whisky factory taking shape next to Ocean Terminal and the Royal Yacht Britannia, but the company’s sister…
Read More‘Wonders of Wool’ on show tomorrow
WOOL will be the star of the show tomorrow when the National Museum of Rural Life kicks off its “woolly weekend” in East Kilbride. The weekend’s wool-theme events include sheep life-drawing classes and the chance to see sheep being sheared. Traditional skills such as spinning will also be on show during a series of demonstrations.…
Read MoreIdeal Home Show begins in Glasgow today
THE Ideal Home Show is throwing open its doors in Glasgow today. Speakers on the main stage inclyde John Amabile, Danni Menzies, Martin Roberts, and Rosemary Shrager. More than 400 brands have put up stalls at the Scottish Event Campus. Chefs will also be demonstrating dishes at the event as part of the Eat &…
Read MoreThe show will go on thanks to Fringe funding
FRESH funding for 13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers means “the show will go on” this summer. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is distributing nearly £1.3 million through its Fringe 2022 Resilience Fund. The Scottish Government’s Platforms for Creative Excellence (PLACE) programme had awarded almost £1.6m to the society. The remaining £305,000 will support the society’s…
Read MorePort of Leith opens its Lind & Lime gin distillery
PORT of Leith is preparing to welcome the first visitors to its new Lind & Lime gin distillery. The site, on the port’s Coburg Street, is expected to welcome 10,000 visitors each year for tours and cocktails. The new distillery includes an expanded bottling line, which can handle more than one million bottles each year.…
Read MoreGlengoulandie estate near Schiehallion up for sale
GLENGOULANDIE forestry estate near Aberfeldy has gone on the market for offers over £5,850,000. The estate – in a “beautiful and highly sought-after location” – includes young confers, mixed broadleaves, and open hillsides. Two three-bedroom cottages – one modern, one traditional – and a farm building or workshop are also included in the sale. The…
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