Posts by Kenny Smith
Drivers unprepared for winter weather breakdowns
Car owners in Scotland are more likely to carry an umbrella than basic safety equipment. That’s the surprise statistic to emerge after an NFU Mutual and RAC survey of more than 1,500 UK-wide car owners on their ability to cope with a winter breakdown. As a result, a rural insurance company is urging Scottish drivers…
Read MoreGlen Moray’s small batch of 2700 bottles
A new edition with the 1994 distilled spirit, Glen Moray 25-year-old Port Cask Finish Single Malt Whisky has been revealed. This a rare vintage limited edition which was distilled in 1994 and has since been carefully aged in the distillery’s traditional earth floored warehouses in the finest Bourbon Casks and finished in Port Casks, which…
Read MoreMeat you can feel good about this Christmas
The Galloway Cattle Society is encouraging people to support native breed beef during the festive season and beyond. Launching a new campaign to promote Galloway Beef, the Society claims Galloway Beef is ‘meat you can feel good about’ due to its positive environmental credentials, nutritional value and the benefit it brings to local businesses. The…
Read MoreBoë Gin’s festive wreath with a difference
Boë Gin have collaborated with luxury London florist That Flower Shop to create a boozy Christmas wreath, ‘gin-spired’ by the botanicals in their Spiced Orange flavour liqueur. Even better, every wreath purchased comes with a full-sized bottle of the good stuff. The perfect gift (or self-gift) for any gin-lover this Christmas, the wreaths are available…
Read MoreAn impressive B listed former dower house for sale
An outstanding former dower house, very well-presented B Listed period property, is now on the property market. Presented for sale by Galbraith, Balmuirfield House is an outstanding offering superb highly spacious family accommodation in a lovely quiet setting on the edge of the thriving city of Dundee. Believed to have been completed in 1904, Balmuirfield…
Read MoreEdinburgh hotel unveils private art collection
A boutique Edinburgh hotel is opening its permanent installation of artworks from the collection of Richard H Driehaus. The Bonham Hotel will feature 35 exquisite pieces of art in its public areas, including the lobby, No.35 at The Bonham restaurant, the Library, and the Dean suite. Pieces include historic lighting and furnishings by Louis Comfort…
Read MorePiping Live! brings £2 million into GLasgow
It’s been another piping hot year for the Piping Live! Glasgow International Piping Festival, with figures revealing the event generated a fantastic boost for the local economy – to the tune of over £2 million. An economic impact report found that Piping Live!, which ran from 10–18 August, welcomed over 33,000 music fans to Glasgow…
Read MoreA fascinating insight into the lives of Scottish Asians
A TV programme is to focus on three young Scots of Indian and Pakistani descent. Through the eyes of Junaid Ashraf, Sunnah Ahmed and Sinita Potiwal, Young, Asian and Scots probes into how their identity has been shaped by the influences of their heritage. They find out about the struggles that the first immigrants had,…
Read MoreWhat’s your favourite distillery tour and whisky bar?
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge, we are opening our nominations process to the public for the Whisky Bar of the Year 2020 and the Distillery Visitor Experience of the Year 2020. Do you know the finest whisky bars in Scotland? Have you had a fantastic distillery tour? We’re asking…
Read More1930s Macallan series complete for $50,000
The Macallan has revealed the fifth, and final, release from the exquisite Golden Age of Travel series, bringing the brand’s exploration of this fascinating period of history to a close. The collaboration with master French crystal maker Lalique, adds air travel to the final edition of the series, transporting consumers back to an elegant period…
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