Posts Tagged ‘whisky’
Help is at hand to turn a great business idea into a winner
A new competition and award has been launched to help innovative Scottish food and drink businesses turn their great idea into a winning brand. Set up by Edinburgh creative and research agency Guy & Co, the 2018 Guy & Co-creation Award has been developed to support Scotland’s flourishing food and drink industry by recognising innovative…
Read MoreBeautiful new home on the site of an old mill
A modern home built from the stone of a former mill is now for sale. Presented for sale by Galbraith, the Old Mill at Deskford is a very impressive home sitting in a charming and easily accessible rural setting to the south of the popular village of Cullen, a historic coastal town located between the…
Read MoreThree new drams on the way for this summer’s Open
An award-winning independent Scotch whisky distiller has unveiled three new limited edition single malts to tie in with The Open. Loch Lomond Whiskies recently announced its prestigious, five-year partnership with The Open. Loch Lomond The Open Special Edition, Loch Lomond The Open Course Collection Carnoustie 1999 created in partnership with Colin Montgomerie and Loch Lomond…
Read MoreChinese visit brings a £100,000 boost to firm
A Scottish menswear firm is this week toasting a £100k new whisky contract. Pernod Ricard, owners of several prestigious spirit brands, has awarded a £100,000 retail contract to family-owned menswear outfitters Gibbs Inverurie, in Aberdeenshire. A contingent of 875 Chinese visitors are heading across the globe for a four-day whisky extravaganza in July. Gibbs Inverurie…
Read MoreBe a winner at Highland Show with Scottish Field
Are you heading to the Royal Highland Show this week? If so, make sure you pop by Scottish Field’s stall. ArdMoor are offering a pair of his and hers boots to be won by Scottish Field readers at the Royal Highland Show in Ingliston and the Scottish Game Fair in Scone, in our fantastic prize…
Read MoreA whisky selection for Society’s birthday
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society is being given a 21 bottle salute to mark its 35th anniversary. Whisky legend Charlie MacLean has personally selected a batch of 21 new single cask bottlings for The Scotch Malt Whisky Society as part of its 35th anniversary celebrations. The whiskies, which range in age from eight to 29…
Read MoreSupermarket whisky takes home a gold award
Two supermarket whiskies have won gold and silver medals at the Scotch Whisky Masters. Lidl beat off stiff competition as the Ben Bracken Speyside Single Malt won a coveted Gold Award in the Speyside Standard category. The Standard Blended Malt award also claimed a Silver medal with the Abrachan Triple Oak Blended Malt, which sells…
Read MoreScots distillery to open Beijing’s first gin bar
A Scots firm is to open the first-ever dedicated gin bar in Beijing. A brand-new venue to the popular Chaoyang District of Beijing, the Pickering’s Gin and Seafood Bar will showcase Pickering’s gins alongside fresh Scottish seafood in the cosmopolitan Sanlitun area of the Chinese Capital, on Saturday July 21. Following months of collaborative planning…
Read MoreWho fancies a game of Prosecco Pong this summer?
We all enjoy a game of ping pong – so get ready for Edinburgh’s first Prosecco Pong contest! The organisers of Assembly’s Edinburgh Food Festival have announced plans to stage the capital’s first Prosecco Pong Contest as part of the annual foodie event, which takes place at Assembly George Square Gardens, 25-29 July. Festival organisers…
Read MoreBringing people together at the heart of campaign
A leading Scotch whisky firm’s new advertising campaign will focus on why its drams are the perfect choice for bringing people together. Drawing on the fact that Johnnie Walker whiskies are crafted by bringing together some of the best individual whiskies from the four corners of Scotland, the campaign celebrates what happens when great whiskies…
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