Scotland
Ayrshire and Arran launch new tourism campaign
Ayrshire and Arran Destination Alliance is this week launching its biggest ever marketing campaign to help boost tourism to the area. The campaign ‘Find Your Balance’ uses bespoke video and digital content to showcase the many experiences Ayrshire and Arran has to offer for restorative recreation. The newly produced video content, featuring clever split screen…
Read MoreA gripping read that thrills to the very end
Master of crime Denzil Meyrick transports his readers to the urban gangland of the Scottish town of Paisley and the dark underworld of London. Packed with brutal crime, dysfunctional families and dark humour, follow gangland boss Zander Finn on his quest to right his wrongs, only to learn some life decisions can’t be undone. This…
Read MoreCù Bòcan releases two new limited whisky Creations
Cù Bòcan Single Malt has today released two limited edition expressions within their Creation series. Creation #3 was matured in Moroccan Cabernet Sauvignon and North American Rye casks and Creation #4 has been matured in a combination of Tawny Port and Cognac casks. The experimental Highland Single Malt is distilled every winter at Tomatin Distillery…
Read More10 things you never know were invented in Scotland
If you step out the house and go for a walk to the shops, on your trip you’re more than likely to be surrounded by innovations from Scotland. It’s well-known that the telephone and television were developed from ideas by Scots, but there’s so much more to than that. Here we share ten things you…
Read MoreAn 18th century Scot’s power idea is now the future
It sounds like something from science fiction, but the story of a Scot who developed an idea for a spacecraft power source in the 18th century is entirely true. Inspired by a heat exchange engine stumbled upon in a London market, author Phillip Hills became fascinated by Robert Stirling’s 1816 invention which, a mere 200…
Read MoreUp Helly Aa gin makes a return in 2022
Shetland Distillery Company has announced the return of cask-aged Shetland Reel Up Helly Aa Gin for 2022. A limited-edition gin crafted to celebrate Shetland’s famous Up Helly Aa fire festivals each year, 2022’s expression is the seventh annual release from the Unst-based distiller. Last year’s batch – called ‘not Up Helly Aa’ in line with…
Read MoreOpera Highlights bringing vaudeville to the nation
Tickets are on sale now for a new vaudeville-inspired Opera Highlights show that travels around Scotland to 18 local venues, including in the Outer Hebrides. Starting on February 8 at Websters Theatre in Glasgow’s West End the tour visits Birnam, Midmar, Fochabers, Tain, Wick, Harris, North Uist, Isle of Barra, Craignish, Lochranza, Cove, Newton Stewart,…
Read MoreTickets now on sale for StAnza poetry festival
The wait is finally over as tickets for this year’s StAnza festival go on sale. With the full programme now online, the box office is open for the much-anticipated event which takes place in March from its festival hub in St Andrews, Fife. The seven-day, hybrid festival, combining the best of live and online performances,…
Read MoreGlenlivet launches glassless edible whisky cocktail capsules
The Glenlivet has unveiled a controversial new collection of glassless and edible whisky cocktail capsules. The distillers believe they are set to change the future of whisky and move the debate from ‘ice or no ice’ to ‘glass or no glass’. The capsules have been refined to an elegant new spherical shape. They also come…
Read MoreManagers revealed for new Gordon & MacPhail distillery
Gordon & MacPhail has put the management team is in place to run their new distillery being built on the outskirts of Grantown on Spey. Distillery manager Mhairi Winters and visitor experience manager Andy Kitchin are already hard at work getting ready to begin whisky production and to welcome visitors from summer 2022. The pair…
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