Posts Tagged ‘st andrews’
A light celebration ahead of the 150th Open at St Andrews
The redevelopment of The R&A World Golf Museum has been completed. The R&A commissioned experience makers Mather & Co to work on the museum, then gave them a further commission to take the narrative and create a live show, this time on the front facade of the world-famous iconic Royal and Ancient clubhouse in St…
Read MoreEl Niño and Abundance in a new art exhibition
A new exhibition at the Scottish Fisheries Museum is set to bust negative images of the extreme weather phenomenon El Niño. It shows the fishing and farming opportunities it has brought to the Sechura Desert in Northern Peru and exploring how other communities might take a similar adaptive approach to the effects of climate change.…
Read MoreStudents make a splash into the spring term
Pupils at St Leonards School in St Andrews started the spring term with a splash thanks to a week one ‘dook’ in the North Sea. The children in years 4-6 braved the waves at one of the school’s termly dips off the East Sands beach in the university town, making for a refreshing beginning to…
Read MoreNew investment for Eden Mill distillery plans
Edinburgh-based specialist consumer brand investor Inverleith LLP has secured a majority stake in distillers Eden Mill. St Andrews-based Eden Mill, a premium craft gin and Scotch whisky brand, is embarking on the development of its carbon neutral single malt whisky distillery. Eden Mill hopes to be one of the world’s first climate positive distilleries and…
Read MoreOfficial Hibernian FC whisky launched by Eden Mill
Award-winning Scottish distiller Eden Mill has launched a new, limited-edition whisky for fans of Hibernian FC to celebrate some of their most iconic memories. The craftsmen of Eden Mill, St Andrews, developed the bespoke dram to allow Hibs fans to toast their favourite team’s greatest football moments. Although Eden Mill has been a gin sponsor…
Read MoreJust 200 bottles of Eden Mill’s Cask Strength single malt
Eden Mill, St Andrews have unveiled an exclusive limited batch of Cask Strength Single Malt in celebration of Hogmanay 2021, with just 200 bottles available. This undiluted liquid at its natural cask strength of 60.7% came from the casks of Eden Mill’s 2021 Release Single Malt, which launched in November to mark St Andrew’s Day.…
Read MoreEden Mill launches single malt whisky on St Andrew’s Day
Award-winning distillers Eden Mill have unveiled an exclusive limited-edition 800 bottles of its 2021 Release Single Malt Scotch in time for St Andrew’s Day. Retailing at £85, the small batch 2021 release is crafted by a perfect marriage of first-fill bourbon casks and ex-oloroso sherry casks, incorporating spirit distilled using pale malted barley. The 2021…
Read MoreGordon Ramsay launches new gin with Eden Mill
Gordon Ramsay’s new Six Rivers gin range has been released, as a result of a collaboration between the internationally renowned, multi-Michelin chef and award-winning distillers Eden Mill. Ramsay’s first step into the UK spirits market, the Six Rivers gin collaboration pushes boundaries in the craft of distilling; combining some of the best and most exciting…
Read MoreAlternative past with Scotland under Nazi occupation
Few can write as evocatively of our country’s past as Alistair Moffat. Stepping away from his usual historical tomes, he reimagines WWII through this extraordinary piece of speculative fiction, taking you on a journey to investigate what might have been had Nazi Germany won the war. Set in a disturbing post-1945 world where German occupation…
Read MoreFascinating places and facts from the Kingdom of Fife
Have you heard the tale of Elie’s Janet Fall, who demanded a village be flattened to improve her own views? Or seen Gateside’s The Bunnet Stane, an Aeolian sculpture from aeons past? How about visiting the resident ghost at St Rule’s Tower in St Andrews? This book is crammed with short, sharp snippets on Fife’s…
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