Posts by Kenny Smith
Aberdeenshire gin producer toasts export success
A Scottish gin exporter is celebrating its success after sending its produce to the Far East. In 2019, Aberdeenshire gin producer Raven Spirits signed an export agreement to send consignments of its two award-winning gins to Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau. And it was able to achieve this, thanks to support and strategic advice from…
Read MoreHighland artist asks for reminisces for her latest project
Favourite family recipes often evoke fond memories of times past, and so do the pinnies, aprons, dusters worn to make them in. Traditionally worn by women doing chores in and around the home, born and bred Caithness artist Joanna B Karr has decided to take inspiration from them, and the memories they hold, for her…
Read MoreFlaming Lips to headline Scottish festival
The line-up for the final day at Glasgow’s Playground Festival 2020 has been announced. American rock band, The Flaming Lips will be supported by reggae legends The Wailers, as well as Colonel Mustard and The Dijon 5, fresh from their sold out performance at Celtic Connections. The Flaming Lips will close the festival on the…
Read MoreGlenfarclas launches four Beauty of Taiwan exclusives
Glenfarclas whisky is running a Beauty of Taiwan series with four limited private cask single malt whiskies. These will be available exclusively through travel retail as a joint effort between Falconbrae and Ever Rich at Taiwan’s Airport. Family run since 1836, Glenfarclas continues to create high quality single malt scotch whisky fully matured in sherry…
Read MoreThe Miller’s House is a deceptively spacious property
A charming B listed house with attracted well-presented accommodation is now available. Presented by Galbraith, and thought to date from the mid 1700s, The Miller’s House is a beautiful, deceptively spacious property in a lovely setting near St Andrews. Externally the house is a delightful part stone, part rendered exterior, under a traditional red pan…
Read MoreCelebrating the era of silent film at the 10th Hippfest
Doctor Who and Withnail and I star Paul McGann is coming to Scotland for the acclaimed Hippfest silent film festival. McGann, who also starred in The Monocled Mutineer, is to perform a live narration at L’Homme du Large, showing as part of this year’s Hippodrome Silent Film Festival in Bo’ness. The tenth festival, running from…
Read MoreFarmers demonstrate ‘who dares wins’ spirit
A shepherdess who swapped city life for the countryside, an entrepreneur who created an outdoor centre on poor quality farmland and a gin producer, will speak at an annual event highlighting the diverse range of options open to new or aspiring farmers. The New Entrants to Farming Gathering will feature presentations from a range of…
Read MoreSix by Nico will take diners to the Alps with new menu
Six by Nico today announces the next menu for its restaurants across the UK will be The Alps. Chef Nico Simeone brings a contemporary and refined take on the illustrious and comforting cuisine found in the mountainous regions of Europe, to Glasgow and Edinburgh. Inspired by charming Alpine towns and villages, The Alps will whizz…
Read MoreFestival sell out comes to Scotland on UK tour
Glasgow’s Tron Theatre is to play host to a festival that had a sold out run at the Edinburgh Festival. The Political History of Smack and Crack is an urgent, angry, funny love-song to a lost generation crushed by the heroin epidemic at the height of Thatcherism. This acclaimed production, produced by Alastair Michael, Offstage…
Read MoreGlenalmond pupils back Rob’s epic charity cycle
Pupils and staff at Glenalmond College in Perthshire gave former pupil Rob Wainwright a memorable send-off when he visited the school yesterday, ahead of his gruelling charity cycle. Not only are the pupils sending their best wishes and moral support to Rob, a former captain of Scotland’s rugby team and British and Irish Lions player,…
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