Posts by Kenny Smith
Whisky exports surge despite backdrop of uncertainty
The Scotch Whisky Association has revealed industry export figures for 2019, showing worldwide growth. The figures, compiled from HRMC export data, show that the export value of global Scotch whisky exports grew by 4.4% to £4.91bn, an increase of £208m compared with 2018, with growth in more than 106 of its global markets. The number…
Read MoreNo haaf measures at the Caerlaverock Estate
The Caerlaverock estate is home to wildfowling, wildlife habitats and conservation, as well as an ancient fishing tradition. The ancient woodland, mud flats and marshes, swirling tides and salty sands are just part of what makes Caerlaverock Estate in Dumfries and Galloway so special. Owned by Lady Herries of Terregles, who is committed to ensuring…
Read MoreFloating hotel sails into top food and drink award shortlist
One of Edinburgh’s most iconic luxury hotels has been shortlisted for a top national food and drink award only one year after opening. Fingal, which is berthed in Edinburgh’s historic Port of Leith, has been shortlisted in the prestigious Best Hotel category as part of the GQ Food & Drink Awards 2020. Open to non-residents…
Read MoreFor peat’s sake – our peat bogs are just fine
Don’t get bogged down in the notion that this natural resource needs our help – it’s doing fine. When in the 1970s investors planted peat bogs with pine and spruce, they picked cheap land considered lacking in proper use. Peat was that gloopy stuff perhaps best used as idiomatic fuel in the Highlands, breathing out…
Read MoreThe business that’s stuck with traditional types
Victorian methods make for a unique selling point at a Borders printing press. While keeping apace with the latest in technological advances is vital to the success of many businesses today, a Borders printer is continuing to prosper using machinery which dates back to the late 1800s. One hundred and fifty years after Smail’s Printers…
Read MoreHer photography is more than a shaggy bull story
Getting up close and personal with prizewinning bulls and sparky heifers is all in a day’s work for livestock photographer Catherine MacGregor. When Scottish Field spoke to livestock photographer Catherine MacGregor, she had her hands full. ‘I’ve got a baby on one arm and three running about, so it’s very busy.’ With four children, aged…
Read MoreA unique property sat over a tranquil loch
A unique property perched above the water’s edge, and nestled in a tranquil location, is now for sale. Presented by Threave Rural, The Boathouse is located at the tranquil Loch Fern, a secluded 16-acre loch surrounded by sympathetically planted woodland gardens, in all about 21.74 acres in Dumfries and Galloway. The biodiversity of the woodland…
Read MoreCelebrating the life of activist the Gaelic Guerrilla
Roy Pederson tells the story of language activist John Angus Mackay who became known as ‘the Gaelic Guerrilla’ as a result of his tireless eff orts to successfully save the Gaelic tongue from extinction in Scotland. As someone who is not a particularly ardent enthusiast for books on language history, I struggled to make my…
Read MoreScottish road trip one of the best in Europe
A Scottish road trip has been featured as one of the best in Europe for an electric vehicle road trip. Carwow released the research which places the UK as the sixth best country for a eco-friendly road trip – with an epic 10 day loop route from Glasgow to Edinbrugh via Loch Lomond, Oban, the…
Read MoreMeet the Scots musical trio with Blondes ambition
Les Trois Blondes is the only band in Scotland tapping into the Scottish French connection and playing Bal Musette, the accordion music of Parisian cafés. They say that music is the food of love and Les Trois Blondes have proved this old adage to be true. The trio played their first gig on St Valentine’s…
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