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Big Burns Supper is an online success
Eddi Reader’s Big Burns Supper entertained an audience of around 90,000 last night, making it the biggest online Burns Night celebration in the world for the second year in a row. Audiences from across globe came together via the power of YouTube to enjoy the full spectrum of what Burns Night means to a whole…
Read MoreVeganuary: Spar’s own-label wines turn vegan
As ‘Veganuary’ continues, Peter Ranscombe recommends wines from Spar’s own-label range, which has turned vegan. WHY isn’t all wine vegan? It’s a good question, and one I get asked a lot at wine tastings. Don’t worry – winemakers aren’t sneaking slithers of steak into their vats or grating gorgonzola into their barrels. The main culprits…
Read MoreNew beer supports Doddie Weir’s foundation
A new beer is being released, to support the charity of former Scotland rugby hero Doddie Weir. St Andrews Brewing Company have announced the release of Mistaken Identity, which supports the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation. As with their previous rugby release 38 Year Itch, which celebrated the Scottish Rugby Team’s historic victory at Twickenham, all…
Read MoreRare malt whisky collection for sale in online auction
A private collection of rare malt whiskies is for sale from today, at an online auction. Ulf Buxrud, renowned collector, connoisseur, author and leading educator in the whisky industry will exclusively offer his complete personal collection of Diageo’s ultra-collectible Rare Malts Selection, in a dedicated auction hosted by global market leaders Whisky Auctioneer. The Rare…
Read MoreAldi goes upmarket with its Christmas wines
Aldi has unveiled a range of premium wines for Christmas, with Peter Ranscombe getting a sneaky preview. WHENVER I mention the names “Aldi” and “Lidl”, readers’ ears immediately begin to twitch. I’ve learned over the past seven years that Scottish Field readers love a bargain, and they appear to be interested especially in the bottles…
Read MoreLESSONS IN LEADERSHIP FROM RUGBY LEGEND GAVIN HASTINGS
Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton interviews rugby legend Gavin Hastings ahead of his appearance at The Borders Book Festival… When it comes to sporting arenas, rugby presents one of the most challenging environments. Indeed, George Orwell once referred to the great game as ‘war by another name’. It is, of course, in these highly pressurised settings…
Read MoreCask and Still magazine issue 8
James Bond’s drams are in focus as we take a look at Ian Fleming’s favourite whisky cocktails. We feature six – not 007 – of the best drinks from Shaken: Drinking with James Bond and Ian Fleming, the official cocktail book in collaboration with Ian Fleming Publications and The Ian Fleming Estate and Bar Swift.…
Read MoreCask and Still Magazine Issue 4
Issue four of Cask & Still is packed with the best features on the drinks scene in Scotland. We discover more about the ancient and messy tradition of tarring and feathering apprentice coopers is revived on Speyside. In our tour of the world’s whisky bars, we have a look at draming down under at Whisky…
Read MoreChile: Where quality needn’t cost the earth
Chile once again demonstrates that it can produce high-quality wines at affordable prices, as Peter Ranscombe samples bottles from stablemates Santa Rita and Carmen. GAZE along the bottom shelf of most supermarket wine aisles and two countries’ bottles will jump out at you – Chile and South Africa. Both nations are renowned for producing cheap…
Read MoreOutlander’s Sam Heughan would love to be the next 007
Scots star Sam Heughan has admitted that he would love to step into Daniel Craig’s now vacant shoes as James Bond. No Time To Die is Craig’s fifth and final outing as 007, meaning that a new Bond is needed to drive the legendary Aston Martin DB5, drink vodka Martinis, as well as saving the…
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