A unique afternoon tea with Indulgent Cruises

Scottish Field readers with a love for travel at sea are being invited to attend an exclusive event this weekend. In partnership with Silversea and Indulgent Cruises, an exclusive afternoon tea is being held for Scottish Field readers and associates at the Blythswood Square Hotel in Glasgow, on Sunday 10 of April, for another inspiring…

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The life story of the Big Yin – in his own words

I didn’t think it possible to love this comedy stalwart any more than I already did, but then this book landed on my desk. Told through a dictaphone and transcribed by his family, this is the first time Sir Billy Connolly has shared his life story in his own words. He of course treats us…

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Glenlivet launches glassless edible whisky cocktail capsules

The Glenlivet has unveiled a controversial new collection of glassless and edible whisky cocktail capsules. The distillers believe they are set to change the future of whisky and move the debate from ‘ice or no ice’ to ‘glass or no glass’. The capsules have been refined to an elegant new spherical shape. They also come…

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Montane’s ‘Green Friday’ donation to Fix the Fells

British outdoor clothing specialist, Montane, has pledged a donation of its Black Friday marketing budget to the Lake District’s Fix the Fells programme in support of the Green Friday movement. The outdoor brand’s £2500 donation will go towards helping to preserve the Lake District’s paths and landscapes by tackling the problem of erosion through repairing…

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The Dishoom Home Feast more than lives up to its name

Over the course of the lockdown, we’ve done a fair few home deliveries from a selection of restaurants ranging from very top-end to pretty mid-range. Some have been decent, some not so great, and others we’ve simply done as a means of helping out a sector that has been stretched to the limits by the…

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A third celebration of powerful Scottish women

Mairi Kidd dedicates a third of her book to powerful Scottish women (the remainder to Irish and Welsh equivalents) whose tales have been overlooked or banished to the footnotes of historic literature. It is hard to look beyond the underlying politics of the narrative – with a strong focus on the fight for gender equality…

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How pinot found a home on the Mornington Peninsula

Australia’s Mornington Peninsula is producing pinot noir in a variety of styles, writes Peter Ranscombe. WINEMAKERS have put up with a lot over the past year. Fewer restaurants to sell their wines, fewer pickers to harvest their grapes, and less sleep as they host Zoom calls for awkward journalists at all hours of the day…

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Opening our eyes to the wonders of the past

To see the world through the eyes of acclaimed archaeologist and television presenter Neil Oliver, if only for a day, would be a true gift – and this tome is about as close as it gets. It pays testament to Oliver’s enthusiasm for the history woven into every square inch of Scotland’s romantic landscapes, and…

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Barley water is making a comeback

SCOTTISH drinks maker “You + I”  has expanded into barley water and botanical tea. The Glasgow-based company, known previously as Clever Kombucha, was set up by husband-and-wife team Alan and Kelsey Moore in 2017. Kesley said: “There is a reason your granny used to give you barley water when you were ill – it is…

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‘Drive through’ afternoon teas are here to stay

A HOTEL that launched “drive through” afternoon teas during the coronavirus lockdown has decided to keep running them because they proved so popular. The Stair Arms Hotel at Pathhead in Midlothian transformed an old shipping container into a hatch from which to serve its teas. Customers can order their afternoon tea over the phone and…

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