Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Three more in the running for Scotland’s Best Dog
The search for Scotland’s Best Dog continues on BBC Scotland tonight (Thursday). This week’s hopeful hounds are a French Bulldog, black Labrador and a Collie who go walkies to the Scotland’s Best Dog arena in Perthshire. All three pooches will be put through their paces as they compete to be crowned Scotland’s Best Dog. Like…
Read MoreA beautiful home with great views on a Scots isle
A rarely available one bedroom traditional Hebridean black house situated in a waterside location has been brought to the market. Bell Ingram present Gearraidh Iain, enjoying superb sea views over the Vallay strand on the Isle of North Uist Gearraidh Iain is a traditional black house which was built by the present owner’s grandfather some…
Read MoreLochlea welcomes new whisky production director
Renowned single malt whisky maker, John Campbell, has joined independent family-owned Lochlea Distillery as their new production director. Lochlea Distillery, based at Lochlea Farm, welcomes the former Laphroaig Distillery manager who will be heading up the production team ahead of the release of their inaugural liquid set to launch in early 2022. Moving to the…
Read MoreGo with the flow and find out about Scotland’s rivers
Scotland’s rivers are back in focus on our TV screens tonight. This Grand Tour begins in the hills above Glen Clova, on a mountainous plateau known as The Mounth. Following the South Esk downstream, Paul Murton enters picturesque Corrie Fee where he scrambles on the cliffs with two lady botanists, searching for Scotland’s rarest plant.…
Read MoreArt and plastic pollution in new marine exhibition
The Scottish Maritime Museum is concluding a successful exhibitions season with an imaginative student exhibition. It combines two of the museum’s key themes of the year – the endangered craft of scientific glassblowing and the plastic pollution of our oceans. Clear Creations: Maritime Inspired Glass Art by City of Glasgow College glass art students is…
Read MoreHaggis Sausage Rolls with Firecracker Sauce
We all enjoy some tasty finger food at Christmas and today we present a recipe for something a little different. The Vegetarian Haggis Sausage Rolls with Firecracker Sauce are a delicious snack to impress at any gathering, in a recipe from Macsween. Or, for a meal, cut the uncooked sausage rolls into six large pieces…
Read MoreThe light fantastic is returning to Scotland
Spectra, Scotland’s festival of light, is to return in 2022. It will create a stunning lightscape across Aberdeen and bring four days of family friendly fun to Aberdeenshire. Scotland’s premiere light festival, SPECTRA takes inspiration from Scotland’s Year of Stories in 2022. From the Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 February, SPECTRA will once again light…
Read MoreBruadar whisky liqueur launches new recipe and bottle
Award-winning single malt Scotch Whisky liqueur Bruadar has undergone a relaunch which includes a new recipe and look. After months of experimentation the brand’s single malt contribution has been increased slightly, resulting in a higher strength. This also provides more pronounced vanilla and fruity notes from the whisky, which creates a beautiful balance of flavours…
Read MoreA life-long love of music in a charming autobiography
Scots and music are a combination that’s as old as the hills. Whether singers and groups in the charts today, heading back to the eighties with Simple Minds, the sixties with Lulu, and before that with traditional verse, there is definitely something in our water that makes us musical. The GG and Me is the…
Read MoreBlind tastings crown an 18-year-old Highland malt
Deanston 18 Year Old has triumphed in The Whisky Exchange’s annual tasting, taking the top spot in the only official blind whisky judging undertaken by members of the public. Deanston, a Highland distillery housed in an old cotton mill on the banks of the River Teith, claimed the crown in the 8th annual Whisky of…
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