Posts by Kenny Smith
Last orders called on While We Wait series
The Isle of Raasay Distillery has unveiled the fifth and final instalment of its While We Wait single malt Scotch whisky series. It comes ahead of the island’s highly anticipated inaugural Isle of Raasay Single Malt release later this year. Raasay While We Wait – Last Orders ends the distillery’s five-year countdown towards the releasing…
Read MoreTry a recipe with a difference – pigeon en croute
Tim and Anna Dover are the husband and wife team behind The Roost restaurant in Bridge of Earn. Opening The Roost was a lifestyle choice for the Dovers, who wanted their children to grow up in the countryside, who opened The Roost in 2008 as a coffee shop. Tim said he likes: Modern fine dining…
Read MoreBuy a drink to thank our hard-working NHS staff
Social enterprise and beer brand, Brewgooder, is hoping to facilitate a national ‘round’, inviting Scots to help them get packs of beer to the nation’s NHS workers to say thank you. The craft beer company, which already donates all of its profits to clean water projects, has created ‘One On Us’ – a platform for…
Read MoreJohnnie Walker owner joins the Covid-19 fight
Johnnie Walker owner Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser. They are to donate up to two million litres of alcohol to manufacturing partners, to help protect frontline healthcare workers in the fight against Covid-19. The distiller will provide Grain Neutral Spirit (GNS) – a 96%…
Read MoreSpacious grade B-listed mansion in the Highlands
A most impressive B-listed Baronial Victorian mansion has been brought to the property market. Set amidst grounds extending to approximately 6.4 acres and located on the eastern outskirts of Forres in Moray is Newbold House. Believed to date from the turn of the last century, Newbold was built by Colonel John Woodcock who inherited the…
Read MoreStores to install cough and sneeze checkout screens
New safety screens to be installed at checkouts in supermarket stores nationwide from today. Lidl announced it will install checkout protection screens across all its stores in Scotland and the rest of the UK. The safety measure will see thousands of screens rolled out in stores across the country in order to protect Lidl colleagues…
Read MoreNon-essential travel on inter-island ferries ended
Only critical travel can be undertaken by the public to travel to and from Scotland’s islands. The announcement was made yesterday evening in response to the coronavirus pandemic, by the Scottish and UK Governments. Critical travel is defined as: Shopping for basic necessities; Access to medical care or medical needs such as pharmacies; Travel to…
Read MoreFrom Shetland to the moon for Mark Bonnar
Scots actor Mark Bonnar is following in the footsteps of an Oscar winner. When you think of his work, the chances are Mark’s appearances in Line of Duty, Shetland or Guilt will spring to mind, or even a short spell in Casualty. But Mark’s delighted with his latest role, which has taken him to the…
Read MoreScotland and Mexico combined in a new whisky
Scotch whisky Dewar’s has announced the release of a new dram with a difference. Ilegal Smooth takes Dewar’s 8 year-old double-aged blended Scotch whisky, and finishes it in Ilegal Mezcal casks. The second in a new cask-finished series of whiskies, Dewar’s Ilegal Smooth aims to find new whisky appreciators through partnering with Ilegal, a artisanal…
Read MorePupils booked up for an exciting train journey
Pupils at a Scots school received a visit from the authors of an exciting new book. Prior to schools closing with the coronavirus pandemic, more than 150 East Lothian school children listened to bestselling and award-winning author Maya Leonard and her co-author Sam Sedgeman talk about their brand new book, Adventures on Trains: The Highland…
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