A SCOTTISH gin made from hand-picked tea has landed a breakthrough export deal in the US. Aberdeenshire-based Teasmith Gin is poised to go on sale in more than 200 Total Wine & More stores across 26 states from next month. Some 6,000 bottles have been shipped across the Atlantic under the first phase of the £80,000 deal with America’s largest independent wine retailer. The deal is the first in the export arena for Teasmith, which had been focused on the domestic market since being established by Nick and Emma Smalley in 2016. The husband and wife took their inspiration for the gin from Aberdeenshire’s historic links to the tea trade. Mr Smalley said: “Our clientele is mostly small independent shops and high-end hospitality venues, both of which have had their operations significantly disrupted over the last year and will take some time to return to the productivity levels we were used to pre-Covid.
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With summer round the corner and lockdown easing, trekking companies are reporting record bookings
Alpacaly Ever After, an award-winning social enterprise with four sites in the Lake District, offers alpaca walking among stunning scenery. Photograph: alpacalyeverafter.co.uk
Alpacaly Ever After, an award-winning social enterprise with four sites in the Lake District, offers alpaca walking among stunning scenery. Photograph: alpacalyeverafter.co.uk
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When Chris and Vicki Agar bought three pregnant alpacas in 2000 they had no idea that years later they would have more than 100 animals and be running hugely popular alpaca walks five times a week.
âIf you turn the clock back to 2019, for weekends we were booked up three months in advance and for weekdays a month in advance, with people clamouring, trying to get in on walks,â said Chris, who owns Spring Farm Alpacas, near Fletchling in East Sussex.
Future looks bright for Bearcats volleyball
Despite departure of seven seniors, Ubly looks to contend with new talent, same determination
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Ubly volleyball coach Aaron Mueller said his Bearcats won’t have as much depth next season with the departure of seven seniors, but the team will feature some promising new players as well as returning key players like Lindsey Guza and Nora Franzel. (Tribune File Photo) Show MoreShow Less
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The Ubly varsity volleyball team saw its remarkable season come to an end on Tuesday night as the Bearcats fell to Auburn Hills Oakland Christian in the MHSAA state quarterfinals. Show MoreShow Less