Lesley Gracie, Hendrick's master distiller, with Hendrick's Absinthe

An absinthe reimagined for the 21st century

A Scots distiller is branching out into absinthe, aiming to make it an approachable and mixable super premium spirit. Hendrick’s has announced the launch of...

Brash McKelvie – the battle of the shed

Scottish Field's new online columnist Brash McKelvie updates you on their week. Here are the cast of characters that share the vicissitudes of life: Scragend...
The white marsh grass of Parnassus flowers

Scotland boasts a wealth of wild flowers

Few countries in the world – and especially ones as small as Scotland – can boast such an amazing diversity of wild flowers, with some...

Miracles happen in the fight against dog meat

Dog lover Amanda Leask is on a mission to rescue street dogs from brutality in Romania and those destined for the dinner plate in China....
Alice MacLachlan at her spinning wheel on St Kilda

Remote possibilities when people lived on St Kilda

St Kilda in the early 1900s is often painted as a dismal, forsaken spot, its residents desperate to leave, but the recently-published diaries of its...
Woodsman Toolbox - low res

Don’t be a bad workman – Woodsman can help!

Buying the perfect Christmas gift is always a struggle, but The Woodsman Whisky have it nailed. They are giving the humble toolbox a modern makeover...


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