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Gin is the new whisky in Scotland – and you can plan an entire holiday around it In Scotland, you ll find artisanal gin, ace scenery and serious road trip magic. Plus as of April 26, the border with England is open again 25 April 2021 • 5:00am Friends enjoy a gin overlooking the Torridon Hills in the far north-west of Scotland Credit: Matt Buckley/Highland Liquor Company Ltd/ Readying to batten down the hatches for what I thought would be a few short weeks back in March of last year, I stocked up on essentials: a case of Casa Herradura Plata tequila, a couple of crates of brutally oaked chardonnay that no one else would ever want a glass from and the wild card – a few bottles of Scottish gin. Isle of Raasay Gin to be precise, made on the small island between Skye and the mainland, with juniper, rhubarb root, citrus peel and various other local botanicals. ....
Where is it? Why do you go there? I did all the mountains and ridges round there when I was younger: The Three Sisters, Buachaille Etive Mor and the Aonach Eagach Ridge a few times. I am a scrambler and a hillwalker, not a ropes climber – I have never quite had the courage for that. How often do you go? Every two or three years. If I am in Scotland, I try to go. Even for just a day trip. How did you discover it? Through school trips, travelling up from Edinburgh. My school had what was called third-year projects where you would help in the community and then on your downtime go hiking, camping and climbing. ....
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The Wicker Man was a cult classic starring Christopher Lee. Sign up for our newsletter and let our nostalgia team take you on a trip back in time Thank you for signing up to our Nostalgia newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Scotland has never lacked for myths and legends and ample places of natural beauty with a wow factor which doesn’t require CGI. So it’s no surprise that many film-makers have been drawn to the more picturesque and transcendent locations which proliferate in the north and north east of the country. As Christmas approaches at the end of an unprecedented year, which will be devoid of the usual mass Hogmanay celebrations, most of us will be staying close to home, seeking escapism in the movies which have illuminated Scotland at its best. ....