Posts Tagged ‘scottish’
Visitors encouraged to do the NC500 on two wheels
The North Coast 500 has geared up and launched a new cycling initiative encouraging people to explore the world-famous route on two wheels in 2022. Markus Stitz, founder of Bikepacking Scotland, has teamed up with NC500 to devise a new range of off and on-road cycling itineraries that use parts of the NC500 route, including…
Read MoreHolyrood Distillery creates two new ‘Strong Waters’
This spring, Edinburgh’s Holyrood Distillery is set to introduce two ‘Strong Waters’ into the UK market. Launching this month, the new varieties, named Charmed Circle, are the magnificent results of Holyrood’s experimentation with heritage barleys and their progressive approach to spirit-making. Fuelled by a passion for Edinburgh’s brewing past and the land that surrounds the…
Read MoreThe most ship-shape cookbook of all time
I always pictured food served aboard our mariners and matelots to be a school canteen situation with wrinkled sausages and dry mash. I’m thankful to be proven wrong by this toothsome cookbook. Chefs at sea may not have access to all the ingredients, but those at home can support a good cause, benefit from the…
Read MoreThe Flavours of The Balvenie range adds new expression
The Balvenie distillery has unveiled French Oak 16 Year Old, a new cask finished whisky to feature in the Flavours of The Balvenie range. The expression will embody the Speyside distillery’s signature honeyed character, alongside a unique twist garnered from The Balvenie’s first use of French Oak casks. Inspired by the flavours and memories from…
Read MoreBenedetti Foundation returns with Global Violin Sessions
The Benedetti Foundation’s Virtual Sessions return with the Global Violin Sessions: A Cultural Exchange Part 2. Running between 18 April – 8 May, the Sessions will be a tale of discovery, globalism and cultural exchange as the Benedetti Foundation continues its trip around the world through the eyes of the violin. The Sessions will take…
Read MoreDandelion to bring two free festivals to Scotland
Two major free outdoor festivals will take place this summer in Glasgow and Inverness. They are part of Dandelion, an ambitious creative programme taking place across Scotland in 2022. Following the arc of the growing season, Dandelion will inspire people to ‘sow, grow and share’ food, music, knowledge and ideas. Taking place over three days,…
Read MoreThe real-life adventures of presenter Simon Reeve
In Journeys to Impossible Places, best-selling author and presenter Simon Reeve reveals the inside story of his most astonishing adventures and experiences, around the planet and close to home. It continues the story Simon started in his bestseller Step by Step, which traced the first decades of his life from depressed and unemployed teenager through to…
Read MoreA variety of beautiful objects going under the hammer
April is a busy month at McTear’s auction house in Glasgow. At Style & Taste: Fine Furniture & Works of Art on 28 April, lot 817 is a large cast iron Royal Warrant Coat of Arms. This dates from the late 19th/early 20th century, produced by Walter MacFarlane & Co (also known as the Saracen…
Read MoreKing’s Inch honoured to take best spirit in show title
Small batch King’s Inch single malt whisky has been named the UK’s best spirit in show at the London Spirit’s Competition 2022 which took place at St Mary’s in London. The 2022 competition saw almost 1000 product entries with King’s Inch whisky – one of the final legacy projects by top Scotch industry legend, Dr…
Read MorePaisley Opera’s brand new translation of Cavalleria Rustica
Professional soloists and the Amicus orchestra will join Paisley Opera’s full community chorus in a new production of Mascagni’s romantic masterpiece Cavalleria Rusticana, with a new, specially commissioned ‘Paisley’ translation. There will be four performances running from Friday 29 April to Monday 2 May, at a new outdoor covered venue in Paisley. Conducted by Alistair…
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