Posts by Kenny Smith
Whisky merchant releases first in rare cask series
Scottish whisky merchant Goldfinch has released the first in its new Mey Selections Rare Cask Series – a limited edition single cask bottling of a rare first fill Oloroso sherry cask from Glen Ord Distillery. Set to delight whisky lovers and collectors around the globe, only 689 hand-numbered bottles of this exceptional single malt from…
Read MoreThe average whisky drinker isn’t who you’d expect
The profile of the modern-day whisky drinker has been revealed and – despite what you might think – it’s not an older person from Scotland. UK-wide research from YouGov reveals our palates are refined enough to appreciate Scotland’s national spirit earlier than you might expect, with 84% of UK whisky drinkers stating that they started…
Read MoreThe Steamie returns in just a couple of weeks
Tony Roper’s play The Steamie, which Scotland has taken to its heart, is coming to The Hydro with a bigger cast, bigger sets and more songs and music than ever before. It will run from 27-31 December, The Steamie is a theatre classic; an ode to the hard-working women of the 1950s and to a…
Read MoreGrouse season defies predictions with late upturn
The grouse season in Scotland is ending today, 10 December, on a high note. Experts predicted the season would be mixed at best, but as it turned out, some moors in Scotland were able to host fairly full programmes. The east of Scotland tended to fare best overall, from Aberdeenshire down to Angus, parts of…
Read MoreThe latest mystery for the ladies’ detective agency
The 20th book published in the much-loved series The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is a story of mystery, community and of course, friendship. Alexander McCall Smith injects the usual levels of intelligent charm and wit along with beautifully detailed descriptions of the Botswanian landscape. As ever the question of the female identity is explored as…
Read MoreNew work by Peter Howson unveiled in Glasgow
A new artwork by artist Peter Howson OBE has been unveiled at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. The Massacre of Srebrenica, on loan to Glasgow Museums for an initial three year period, is a large-scale painting portraying the religious and ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s and depicts the…
Read MoreHotel launch juice detox retreat with nutritionist
The Radisson Collection Hotel Edinburgh has teamed up with Amanda Hamilton, the renowned Scottish nutritionist, author and TV personality to launch an exclusive bi-annual Body Kickstart Detox Retreat. To be held on Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020, the exclusive event will offer participants a stylish city centre sanctuary to kickstart health eating…
Read MoreNew owners for St Andrews’ Golf Inn
One of St Andrews most iconic pubs with rooms has new owners. The Golf Inn, on the corner of Golf Place, famously ‘wrapped’ by Nike Golf in the Nike logo in the 2015 British Open, when the watering hole traded as No 1 Golf Place, has been acquired by couple Brett Lawrence and Gillian McLaren.…
Read MoreOur free magazine – dedicated to drink
The new edition of Scottish Field’s sister publication Cask & Still is now available. We meet the three brothers who pillaged 16 West Coast distilleries, while we discover how Israel is joining the whisky boom. Geraldine Coates explores the growing world of gin liqueurs, and we look at the rum revolution, and ask if this…
Read MoreRare bottle auction raises £1670 for charity
A rare bottle of bourbon from award-winning distillery, Buffalo Trace has surpassed expectations and raised £1,670 in Just Whisky’s auction in aid of Scottish charity, Breast Friends & Family. Buffalo Trace, the renowned American distillery, recently released its six millionth barrel of Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey from which 400 bottles were filled and made available…
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