Grouse season defies predictions with late upturn

The grouse season in Scotland is ending today, 10 December, on a high note. Experts predicted the season would be mixed at best, but as it turned out, some moors in Scotland were able to host fairly full programmes. The east of Scotland tended to fare best overall, from Aberdeenshire down to Angus, parts of…

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The latest mystery for the ladies’ detective agency

The 20th book published in the much-loved series The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency is a story of mystery, community and of course, friendship. Alexander McCall Smith injects the usual levels of intelligent charm and wit along with beautifully detailed descriptions of the Botswanian landscape. As ever the question of the female identity is explored as…

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New work by Peter Howson unveiled in Glasgow

A new artwork by artist Peter Howson OBE has been unveiled at St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art. The Massacre of Srebrenica, on loan to Glasgow Museums for an initial three year period, is a large-scale painting portraying the religious and ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and Kosovo in the 1990s and depicts the…

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Hotel launch juice detox retreat with nutritionist

The Radisson Collection Hotel Edinburgh has teamed up with Amanda Hamilton, the renowned Scottish nutritionist, author and TV personality to launch an exclusive bi-annual Body Kickstart Detox Retreat. To be held on Saturday 29 February and Sunday 1 March 2020, the exclusive event will offer participants a stylish city centre sanctuary to kickstart health eating…

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Our free magazine – dedicated to drink

The new edition of Scottish Field’s sister publication Cask & Still is now available. We meet the three brothers who pillaged 16 West Coast distilleries, while we discover how Israel is joining the whisky boom. Geraldine Coates explores the growing world of gin liqueurs, and we look at the rum revolution, and ask if this…

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The Editor’s Xmas Tipples – Highland Boundary

Scottish Field editor Richard Bath brings you his thoughts on some spirits available this Christmas. Vital statistics: ÂŁ29.99 for 500ml. 40% ABV. Available from Woodwinters, highlandboundary.com or thegoodspiritsco.com What is it?: Birch and elderflower spirit, made by farmers Marian Bruce and Simon Montador in a 100-litre pot-bellied Portuguese still in the milking parlour of their…

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Wish upon a star and help a great cause

Edinbury luxury jewellers Hamilton & Inches have announced Make-A-Wish as their chosen charity for the 2019 festive period. While Christmas represents a commercially successful time for brands, as well as a period of celebration and receiving for individuals, it’s also a time of giving and reflection. For this reason, Hamilton & Inches is taking the…

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A whisky collaboration in perfect harmony

A Scotch whisky has partnered with a contemporary Scottish folk band to create a new dram. The Glenturret’s latest limited edition bottling has been produced in collaboration with the group Breabach. The Glenturret Breabach 15 year old limited edition has been released with only 1000 bottles, each individually numbered, from handpicked Glenturret casks. A Glenturret…

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Discover the Jacobites from outside of Scotland

When contemplating the subject of the Jacobites, thoughts turn to Bonnie Prince Charlie, Culloden and more recently, the hunky but fictional Jamie Fraser from Outlander. What many people – historians included – have often failed to consider is that not all Jacobites were Scottish. In this book Desmond Seward attempts to reveal a much more…

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Bakery’s five festive logs packed with flavour

Contemporary independent Edinburgh bakery The Pastry Section, has launched a range of five yuletide logs to help customers get into the festive spirit. The five yule logs which are all made using chocolate Swiss roll, are available in different flavours including Mocha, Hazelnut Praline, Black Forest, Chestnut and Toasted Meringue. All swiss rolls are available…

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