Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Swapping London life for the Hebrides
When Tamsin and her husband Rab leave London and their busy careers behind, they hope a remote island on the Scottish Hebrides will provide exactly the kind of lifestyle change they’ve been looking for. Once the romantic shine of their new adventure wears off, it becomes clear that rescuing, maintaining and building a croft as…
Read MorePutting the clocks forward with National Trust for Scotland
Just as the clocks are set to go forward this weekend (Sunday 28 March), 19 historic long case timepieces have gone back in time. The long case timepieces, sometimes called grandfather clocks, in the National Trust for Scotland’s north east collection are being brought back to full working order after months of meticulous conservation work.…
Read MoreBarra Distillery reveals its ÂŁ5million plans
Isle of Barra Distillers have revealed plans to build a whisky and gin distillery on the island. They plan a ÂŁ5 million distillery, with a visitor centre, which is expected to bring at least 30 jobs on the island and generate tourism both locally and further afield. Kate and Michael Morrison started developing the plans…
Read MoreSalt & Chilli Oriental opens in the West End
A new pop-up has opened on Glasgow’s Dumbarton Road serving up Chinese classics alongside curious fusion concoctions, mixing conventional Hong Kong street food with a strong dose of modern Glasgow attitude. Spearheaded by celebrity chef Jimmy Lee and his team from award winning Lychee Oriental, Salt & Chilli Oriental opens in the former Ninja Turtles…
Read MoreNew stillhouse at Ardbeg is awash with whisky tradition
Ardbeg Distillery have unveiled their new purpose-built stillhouse. The new stillhouse will increase the distillery’s capacity significantly. Retaining the character of Ardbeg was at the heart of this project, so the new stills were designed to the exact specification as the old ones – right down to the millimetre. Every nut, bolt and rivet had…
Read MoreAn easy recipe for an Indian butter chicken
What’s more tasty than a delicious chicken curry dish?. Courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce organic tomatoes, we this week present a selection of tasty recipes involving the fruit, and we continue today with a delicious recipe for butter chicken. Click HERE for more recipes from Scottish FieldÂ
Read MoreTurning back the clock to recreate White Heather
An iconic whisky distiller is turning back the clock on his career in blending to recreate White Heather as a premium aged small batch blend. With more than 50 prestigious awards in three years, and a Master Distiller with almost 50 years’ experience at the helm, The GlenAllachie Distillers Company is launching its first-ever Blended…
Read MoreWe get the inside scoop on new ice cream flavour
One of Scotland’s most renowned ice cream brands is launching a new flavour for the summer. After the success of its orange chocolate bar last year, Mackie’s of Scotland is launching a chocolate orange and honeycomb ice cream this month, the tenth flavour now available in the current range of family sized 1 litre tubs.…
Read MoreScottish Field unveils its new podcast series
Scottish Field this week launches its own brand new podcast series. For the uninitiated, a podcast is an spoken word audio file which can be streamed or downloaded from the internet, which a user can put on a personal device of their choice for easy listening. In the first episode, web editor Kenny Smith and…
Read MoreA pineapple topping pizza recipe for three
One of the most biggest arguments that people have with their pizza toppings is pineapple – to go or not to go? For those of you who say ‘yes’, then stay with us, as we have a delicious pizza to make at home with a pineapple topping. Courtesy of Mutti, an Italian firm who produce…
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