Much like an extra character, Scotland has had a starring role in many Bond films – but was 007 a Scot? Daniel Pembrey takes a look
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Toyota Highlander Excel
After a run of headline-grabbing, eyebrow-raising, tyre-smoking Toyotas (Supra, GR Yaris), it’s time to look at something a little more sensible: the new Highlander. I say ‘new’, but it has…
The hunting horn: a comprehensive guide
Passionate American hunter Grosvenor Merle-smith has compiled a comprehensive reference on the instrument that punctuates a day’s hunting
Farmed salmon – are they the downfall on their wild counterpart?
Eating salmon, particularly smoked salmon, was, historically, a treat for special occasions. Back then it would have been wild salmon – before the great decline in populations, prompting the phasing…
Mussel and leek chowder
I have never felt the need to torture myself in January with severe disciplinary actions regarding my diet. It’s dark, cold and often wet, and I want food that makes…
Sporting artist Madeleine Bunbury: equine portrait master
Equine portraitist Madeleine Bunbury, like a magnificent mounted Phileas Fogg, has declared her intention of going Around the World in Eighty Horses. When we spoke she was already in America…
February 2022
Sporting adventures — Our February issue is packed with sporting adventures from abroad; from fly-fishing for giant trevally in the Seychelles, to fast and furious hunting in Canada and shooting…
Salted caramel chocolate mousse
Salted caramel chocolate mousse is the perfect offering to round off your Valentine’s day supper with a flourish. If chocolate is the way to your loved one’s heart, then look…
The best hip flasks. Sip with style
Hip flasks have been reviving those in the field for centuries. Nothing seals the sporting bond better than the hand proffering a full flask, preferably with something homemade inside. Flasks…
Skijoring – a thrilling sport to get involved in
The gates spring open. Twelve thoroughbreds surge forwards through a cloud of snowflakes, a gaggle of neon-clad skiers jostling in their wake as scrabbling hooves hurl snow pellets into the…