07 Mar
2009

Theatre company re-enact show which will feature in Inveraray castle event

TALES of whisky smugglers hiding from the excisemen were brought to life in an Argyll glen yesterday as onlookers were given a taste of things to come at a new whisky festival.

The Spirit of the West whisky, food and culture festival will take place at Inveraray Castle on May 16 and 17, and is part of Homecoming Scotland 2009’s whisky month.

The Walking Theatre Company, set to bring history to life at the festival, re-enacted the smuggler tales at Loch Fyne Oysters restaurant near Inveraray.

Presented by The Whisky Coast, Scotland’s west coast whisky trail, Spirit of the West is set to be a spectacular weekend event. The tastes, sights and sounds of the west will all be included in themed marquees

The event which will feature a show-stopping opener from bagrock sensation the Red Hot Chilli Pipers; dishes with a whisky twist cooked up by celebrity Scottish chef Nick Nairn; Scotland’s leading whisky writer Charles Maclean, and folk/singer songwriter Robin Laing.

The Whisky Coast Marquee will play host to an impressive 16 world-famous west coast distillers.

Spirit of the West yesterday launched a campaign inviting people to share their love for Scotland’s west coast.

The Whisky Coast Memoirs campaign invites people to send through their stories, experiences and passions for the west coast.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown helped kick start the campaign with his own memoir of the west.

He said: “Although I was born and bred in the East of Scotland, I have spent a lot of time in the Highlands of the west of Scotland. As a student, and even after I was elected to parliament, I have walked in Skye, Kintail, the Hebrides, Argyllshire and Sutherland, often with parliamentary colleagues such as the late John Smith MP.

“I have many fond memories of days on the hill and in the glens and of good hospitality and entertainment in the evenings, as often as not accompanied by a dram. I send best wishes to organisers of Spirit of the West.”

To take part in the campaign go to www.spiritofthewest.co.uk

Article Courtesy of Press & Journal

TWTC stand at Spirit of The West