Old Tomintoul: Strathaven, Glenlivet and the Lecht: Strathhaven, Glenlivet and the Lecht
Luxist (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
Here's an online timewaster that might net you a pretty interesting prize. Scotch whisky brand the Glenlivet has joined with online golf destination World Golf Tour (WGT) to host The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open. The 3D online golf experience is free to enter and available for play on any computer with an Internet connection, The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open is on the virtual version of The Old Course...
Business Wire (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Glenlivet®, the number-one selling single malt Scotch whisky in the United States, will kick off whisky season with online golf destination World Golf Tour (WGT) by hosting The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open. Free to enter and available for play on any computer with an Internet connection, The Glenlivet Whisky Season Open will be hosted on the virtual version of...
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 17/09/2009
Large, self-catering, country Holiday Cottage, sleeps eight, Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland. The Old Kennels sits above Tomintoul, reputedly the highest village in the Highlands, with spectacular views across to the mountains beyond. This single-storey, traditionally built holiday cottage was where the gundogs were housed when the area was owned by the Dukes of Richmond and Gordon. It is now part...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 13/09/2009
A small Scotch whisky distillery has put itself on the map by producing the world's largest bottle of whisky. The bottle of single malt was filled by hand with nearly 28 gallons of 14-year-old Tomintoul Speyside Glenlivet Scotch. The five-foot-high bottle holds around 150 standard bottles and the cork had to be hammered in with a huge mallet. The bottle will be on permanent display at the Clockhouse...
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 03/09/2009
Detached, self-catering Holiday Cottage, Tomintoul, Banffshire, Scotland. An old rural detached school, converted to offer a comfortable holiday break, with attractive furnishing in keeping with traditional style. Old School Tomachlaggan is surrounded by farmland and forest on the Crown Estate of Glenlivet within the Cairngorm National Park. Visit distilleries in the area or follow the Castle Trail....
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Self-catering Holiday Accommodation, sleeps eight, Ballindalloch, Aberlour, Banffshire, Scotland. This spacious detached country residence, Marionburgh , is set in a large mature garden with trees, shrubs and beautiful lawns. Ballindalloch is one of the very few privately owned castles to be lived in continuously by its original family, the Macpherson-Grants, since 1546, and is still a much loved family...
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 01/09/2009
Large, detached, self-catering Holiday Cottage, sleeps six, Tomintoul, near Grantown-on-Spey, Banffshire, Scotland. This traditional semi detached holiday cottage, Livet Cottage , is situated in a quiet location close to the centre of Tomintoul, the highest village in the Highlands. Set in the Cairngorm National Park, the village is surrounded by stunning scenery and is ideal for walking, climbing,...
Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter (Free subscription) | 29/08/2009
FamHist:- Not all of the life of my 8th great grandmother, Jane O’Laggan, was perfect. Born near the Glenlivet River in Laggan, Morayshire, Scotland to James O’Laggan, she married David MacWilliam of the Stewart Clan when she was eighteen. The young couple were not rich, but David was able to make their lives
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Large, self-catering Holiday Cottage, sleeps eight, Carrbridge, in Cairngorms National Park, Speyside, Scotland. This spacious family house, Birch Tree Cottage , all on one floor, is ideally set in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park, backing onto quiet woodland, 1 mile from Carrbridge. Easy walks start here, or follow the National Cycle Track north. Aviemore is 7 miles, although predominantly...
Cottages Scotland (Free subscription) | 28/08/2009
Detached, self-catering Holiday Lodge, Glenlivet Estate, Ballindalloch, near Tomintoul, Speyside, Scotland. Glenlivet Lodges offer quality holiday accommodation in magnificent Speyside, home to over half of Scotland’s whisky distilleries and the world’s only Malt Whisky Trail. With panoramic views over the Glenlivet Estate and Cairngorms National Park, and a wealth of activities to enjoy,...
Luxist (Free subscription) | 26/08/2009
I love the stories of methodical, obsessed collectors, it's always worth checking out their collections when they come up for auction. When it comes to whisky, Willard S Folsom was a man consumed. According to Bonhams, which will auction off his collection, a USA Today article of all things started Folsom's interest in single malts. This led to an 18-year love affair that took Folsom to Scotland and...
Peerage News (Free subscription) | 31/07/2009
Sophia Gordon, styled Countess of Aboyne, wife of Alistair Granville Gordon, styled Earl of Aboyne, (b. 26 July, 1973), son & heir of the 13th Marquis of Huntly (Premier Marquess of Scotland), gave birth to a son, Cosmo Alistair, 27 July, 2009, a brother for Lady India May, who was b 8 Aug 2006, and for Lady Beatrice Lily, who was b 15 Jan 2008. Is the young lad to be styled Lord Gordon of Strathavon...
Adventures in Whisky (Free subscription) | 05/07/2009
Benriach Distillery Longmorn Elgin Morayshire IV30 8SJ Speyside, Scotland - Active Flavour profile Well, there it is. The 3 major flavour elements in Benriach whisky - bananas, lemons and peat. The peat, of course, is from the two peated whiskies that Benriach distillery produces (Curiositas and Authenticus), but all the whiskies display light notes of bananas and tangy lemons. The banana flavour is...
Web News Site (Free subscription) | 03/07/2009
What is it with the silly food related trademark battles we keep hearing about lately? First there were Idaho potatoes , then lettuce , and now whisky. You see, the Scotch Whisky Association takes these things seriously. Already you can't call something Scotch (or Scotch Whisky) unless it was produced at a distillery in Scotland, but now it was trying to expand its control over the word "Glen"...
Scotbytes Weblog (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
Scotland is world famous for its number one export drink, Malt Whisky . Almost hundred working distilleries provide the world with famous malt whiskies such as the Macallen, Glenfiddich, Glenlivet, Highland Park, Bowmore, Bruichladdich and many others from the well known whisky distilleries . Scotch is available in almost every bar and restaurant worldwide which is amazing if you think about it. What...
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