Posts for November, 2021

On the evening of Wednesday 1st December, we’re hosting local writer, broadcaster, food anthropologist, and neighbour to Rothiemurchus, Ghillie Basan, to launch her new book, ‘A Taste of The Highlands.’

Within ‘A Taste of the Highlands’, Ghillie has created a number of dishes from produce sourced from Rothiemurchus and we are delighted to see these come to life in this beautiful book.

Come along and meet Ghillie over some hot chocolate and roasted chestnuts, pick up a copy of the book and take advantage of the Farm Shop being open late to get some of your Christmas shopping done.

Please do follow the link to our Facebook event page and click ‘going’ if you’d like to come so we can have an idea of attendance and we look forward to welcoming you!

Enjoy an evening of Speyside Whisky and Scottish handmade chocolate that complement each perfectly.

Join our whisky and chocolate tasting, where you will be guided through four different expressions of whisky. At the end of the whisky and chocolate tasting you’ll know which expressions you enjoy and be able to choose from 100s of whiskies behind a bar and know you’ll enjoy each one.

Never again will you be stuck thinking which whisky should I order.

The whiskies and the chocolate will flow throughout the evening all hosted by our own whisky ambassador.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Country Inn and restaurant during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Enjoy a 3 course meal all centred around whisky and at the end of the event know which style of whisky you enjoy?

Join our 3 course whisky tasting dinner, where you will be guided through four different expressions of whisky. At the end of the whisky themed dinner you’ll know which expressions you enjoy and be able to choose next time you’re out from 100s of whiskies behind the bar and know which one you’ll enjoy.

Never again will you be stuck thinking which whisky should I order.

The whisky tasting and the dinner will flow throughout the evening all hosted by our own whisky ambassador. With whisky jus, whisky infused butters and finishing off with a whisky cranachan too.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Country Inn and restaurant during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Enjoy an evening of Speyside Whisky and Scottish Cheeses that complement each perfectly.

Join our whisky and cheese tasting, where you will be guided through four different expressions of whisky. At the end of the whisky and cheese tasting you’ll know which expressions you enjoy and be able to choose from 100s of whiskies behind a bar and know you’ll enjoy each one.

Never again will you be stuck thinking which whisky should I order.

The whiskies and the cheese will flow throughout the evening all hosted by our own whisky ambassador.

We look forward to welcoming you to our Country Inn and restaurant during the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival.

Join artists Louise Emslie and Louise Kernaghan on an artful walk exploring concepts of boundaries within the Cairngorms Connect project area.

Through a series of creative exercises that Louise and Louise will guide you through, we will ask ourselves ‘what does it feel like to walk along a section of the mapped edge of the project and what will we discover along the way?’

No previous art experience required, and all materials provided!

Meet at Hayfield car park, Glenmore.

We’ll be walking a total distance of 6.5km, at a gentle pace along a smooth gravel track. All ages welcome (with a responsible adult for U18)

Bring along any broken or damaged items (call us to check if your item can be included) and one of team of volunteer fixers will attempt to give your item new lease of life!

Mr Tom Kelly will give a second presentation of postcard images throughout the ages, relating to Braemar and the surrounding area.

“The Cairn in its historic setting” Gordon and Macphail will provide a presentation on our newest distillery and members of the Society will provide information on some of the background to brewing and distilling in Strathspey and point out some of the important features of the area, from retting ponds to fishing pools and hostelries to hangings. As further background those interested may like to review “A Virtual Heritage Round of Brewers, Distillers and Purveyors of Fine Drink ” to be found here on the walks and trails page of our website: thegrantownsociety.org .

Join the Warden for this special tour, where you will get up close and personal with the wonderful waders and wildfowl that spend the winter on Insh Marshes!

– Experience parts of the site not normally open to visitors

– Find out more about our winter residents, including whooper swans, geese and goldeneye, and learn some ID hints and tips

– Learn about the maintenance of our wetland habitat and future plans for the reserve

This will be a walking tour (approximately 3 miles) and will go through rough ground which may be muddy, so sturdy boots or wellies are essential. Please also make sure you have suitable warm, waterproof clothing. We will stop for lunch out on the reserve, so please come prepared with a packed lunch and drinks. All levels of knowledge and experience are welcome.

Numbers are strictly limited and pre-booking is essential. Suitable for age 12+; children must be accompanied by an adult.

Andy works for the world renowned Hutton Institute and in collaboration with the charity Plantlife they are studying the biodiversity in the soils on the top of the Munros in the Cairngorm National Park, and how this can be sustained in the face of climate change. You will be surprised by the amazing diversity of organisms living and thriving in these harsh environments.