Scots sustainable fashion firm at COP26 in Glasgow

A Scottish sustainable fashion firm is making it to COP26 not just once – but twice. Sustainable fashion brand Beira will confront 25,000 delegates and 30,000 attendees with two exhibitions. The first exhibition is a collaboration between Beira, Sustainable Fashion Scotland and Zero Waste Design Online. This project was selected by 1000s of entries from…

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Gin Lounge’s first festival takes place this weekend

The Gin Lounge will be welcoming gin lovers from across the capital to its inaugural festival this Saturday at the Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh. To mark the occasion, they are unveiling an exciting series of masterclasses throughout the event. A variety of gin brands as well as Gin Lounge founder, Amanda Ludlow will be hosting…

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The appliance of science helps create new gin

A Scottish distiller announce the launch of its debut gin – based on a scientific understanding of flavour compounds. The Oro Distilling Company has released Oro – a small-batch London Dry gin with a unique blend of botanicals. Oro is a slow-distilled gin, which the company describes as the first ‘Scottish Dry gin’, created with…

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Tartan journey takes a step forward with new pop-up mill

Tartan weaving has returned to its ancestral home in the Highlands of Scotland. Black Isle-based tartan design house Prickly Thistle has started production after a successful fundraising campaign, and the company has opened a ‘pop up’ mill in Ross-shire as a step towards the eventual redevelopment of an agricultural steading into a full design and…

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