Posts Tagged ‘tradition’
Scottish fashion brand launches fundraiser
A Scottish clothing brand is appealing for help to raise £8000 to help bring some series fashion style to Scotland. Edinburgh-based Sarah Clyde is the founder of le tee Paris, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create her new range of ponchos, to be made in the Hawick. le tee Paris was launched in…
Read MoreLandmark first global travel release for GlenDronach
GlenDronach will release its first ever Global Travel Retail exclusive bottling Forgue, a 10 year old single malt named after the valley in which the distillery sits. Coming with a 43% ABV, it has been matured in a combination of Oloroso and Pedro Ximenez Spanish casks and has a deeply sherried character, a signature element…
Read MoreCan you cut it and be a cake baking champ?
Cake Fest Perth and Kinross is back for a second ‘slice of the action’ in 2018 as part of the annual Winter Festival celebrations. After a deliciously spectacular inaugural event in 2017, bakers of all abilities, from beginner to expert, are again being invited to take up their wooden spoons and contribute to this year’s event, by reproducing their favourite…
Read MoreBig Peat gets ready for some seasonal cheer
We don’t want to say it too loudly, but it’s now September, and Christmas is just a few months away. The Glasgow-based Douglas Laing & Co are thinking ahead, and have announced the release of Big Peat Christmas 2018, a cask strength limited edition release that joins the award-winning Islay Malt Scotch Whisky range. The…
Read MoreApple amnesty offers cider in return for fruit
A Scottish cider maker is willing to swap ripe apples for cans of its product. Thistly Cross has announced its 2018 Apple Exchange, seeking to rediscover any overlooked, abandoned or neglected local apple trees. Looking for donations of ripe apples to hand-press into juice, which will then be matured into their famous cider, they’re offering…
Read MoreJust four days left till the 177th Lonach Gathering
This weekend will see the 177th Lonach Highland Gathering and Games take place in Aberdeenshire. Being held at Bellabeg Park in Strathdon, the event on Saturday, 25 August, maintains the long-standing tradition of the event taking place on the fourth Saturday in August. The Lonach Highland and Friendly Society was founded in 1823 by Sir…
Read MoreEscape the festival and enjoy an afternoon tea
If the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh city centre in the midst of the Fringe Festival is too much for you, then you probably want an afternoon tea. This week is National Afternoon Tea Week and the Restoration Café in Dalkeith Country Park is offering a scrumptious afternoon tea in stunning surroundings. Enjoy what has…
Read MoreRare bottle of Port Ellen whisky in charity auction
A rare bottle of Port Ellen whisky is being auctioned for two great charities. Fred Laing, chairman of independent Scotch Whisky blender and bottler Douglas Laing, and Greg Dillon, founder of GreatDrams.com, competed on the squash court in aid of the RAF Benevolent Fund and Ollie’s Army, a charity aiming to battle Batten’s disease. The meeting…
Read MoreOrkney Distillery and visitor centre now ready to open
The Orkney Distillery and visitor centre will officially open in Kirkwall this week, creating a major new tourist attraction for the islands. Two years in the planning, the new facility – which has created six local jobs – represents the realisation of the owners’ dream. Sited on Kirkwall’s historic harbour front, the two-storey distillery and…
Read MoreCreating a good dram with a taste of the 19th century
A Scots distillery has turned back the clock to release its newest whisky, appropriately named Temporis. Historical whisky research indicates BenRiach was the first distillery within Speyside to re-introduce peated malt into its whisky making back in the 1970s, a time when most Speyside distillers had moved their focus towards unpeated malt distillation. It is…
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