Posts by Kenny Smith
A beautifully compact Scottish residential estate
An elegant country house set in stunning policies that must rank as one of the finest houses within Dumfries and Galloway has been made available for sale. Presented by Strutt and Parker, Argrennan House is a compact Scottish residential estate centred around a magnificent A Listed country house with an Adam style frontage, set in…
Read MoreHave you tried Goan Prawn and Bramley Apple Curry?
We bring your our final apple recipe today with something that’s perfect for the weekend – a curry! With British fruit in season, and apples dropping from the trees, it seems like the right time to celebrate and use them. Courtesy of British Apples and Pears, here’s another filling recipe. Click HERE for more recipes…
Read MoreTalking to strangers across the world through Climate Portal
It’s Scotland’s portal to the world … a ten-foot, golden shipping container that will connect strangers across the globe through the universal language of the arts. Based at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, the converted container, with its life-sized screen and a livestream link, will bring Glaswegians face-to-face with people they’d never otherwise meet, who…
Read MoreBake Off winner rises to the occasion with new partnership
One of Scotland’s leading homelessness charities, Social Bite, has teamed up with 2020 Great British Bake Off winner and Edinburgh local Peter Sawkins to create a limited edition brownie box as part of its Boxes of Joy delivery service. Peter’s tasty creation officially launched on 29 October and contains four brownies in two delicious new…
Read MoreA fascinating insight into the routes of the Highlands
This could be seen as a ‘hitchhiker’s guide to the Highlands’. A valuable addition to the trip for tourists thinking of driving through the Highlands, it traverses the main routes north that cover beautiful landscapes, including the North Coast 500. Using a balance of old photographs and new, Simpson illustrates the changes that have taken…
Read MoreFinal tickets released for Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival
With just days to go, the last remaining tickets for this year’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival Limited Edition have been released. Taking place outside of the usual spring schedule from November 3-81, in a Limited Edition format to showcase Speyside at its best, this award-winning whisky festival has something for everyone. Whether you are…
Read MoreAngler’s third book celebrates Scottish salmon pools
Fishing enthusiast Iain Ogden is sharing his love of angling in the north-east of Scotland in his third book. Iain caught his first salmon in the beautiful rock-strewn River Findhorn amongst the rolling grouse moors of Drynachan. After moving to Deeside, he became a regular rod on the famed Drum, Tilbouries and Park waters before…
Read MoreThe whisky ‘ice scream’ truck on a UK Halloween tour
Whisky lovers are in for a treat this Halloween as a monstrous creation rolls into town across the UK where cities will echo with the chimes of a specially commissioned ‘ice scream’ horror truck. The vehicle took three months and 12 people to build and has been created to pay homage to classic B-Movie beasts…
Read MoreAnnie Lennox and Iain Glen lend their voices to landscape film
Singer-songwriter Annie Lennox and Game of Thrones actor Iain Glen will narrate BBC Scotland’s Changing Landscapes: A Story of Scotland. Scheduled for broadcast on Tuesday, November 2, the 60 minute film will tell the story, in music, words and moving images, of the care – and carelessness – humans have brought to bear on Scotland’s…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 6
Issue six of Cask & Still has some northern exposure, as we head to the world’s most northerly distillery, Aurora Spirit, is situated deep in the stunning Arctic Circle. Our featured whisky bar is the dizzying selection of drams at the Jack Rose Dining Saloon in DC. We stay in America as we meet Scottish…
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