Press release -
‘Grate’ Homecoming cheese offers a real taste of Scotland
A unique cheese made with local whisky has been created at a Highland dairy to celebrate Homecoming Scotland 2014.
Whisky Dunlop has been developed based on the award-winning Connage Dunlop – a Scottish Cheddar-style cheese - with the addition of Benromach Organic whisky. Fully organic and made using traditional skills, this artisan cheese is produced at Connage Highland Dairy in Ardersier, 10-miles from the Highland capital, Inverness.
Bathed and wrapped in bandages before setting down to mature over 5-7 months in controlled temperatures, this cheese has a delicious warm nutty texture with a hint of whisky, which is sure to be loved by visitors. The whisky flavour is subtle and mixed with the creamy texture leaves a pleasant lingering flavour of Scotland.
Made with milk produced by their own cows at the dairy, Connage Dunlop is available to buy from the Cheese Pantry, Ardersier, and online at http://www.connage.co.uk/
With over 800 events, Homecoming Scotland 2014 provides a stunning year-round programme of activity to complement the Ryder Cup and Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It is backed by a £1.75m marketing campaign by VisitScotland which will promote Homecoming 2014 at home and abroad.
As part of Homecoming Scotland 2014, Whisky Month is to be held in May, inviting visitors and locals to sample Scotland’s national drink as well as explore both the traditional and contemporary blend of stories, circumstances, provenance and science behind our vast array of marvellous malts.
Jill Clark, who runs Connage Highland Dairy with husband Callum, said:
“The connection between Scotland and whisky is known worldwide and it seemed a logical step for us to produce a whisky cheese. Our customers from both home and abroad have a real love of Scotland and we are excited to be adding this new Whisky Dunlop to the range. All of or cheeses are handmade and matured until they have the perfect flavour and we look forward to allowing people the chance to taste the Whisky Dunlop during Homecoming 2014.”
Scott Armstrong, VisitScotland Regional Director, said:
“Creating this unique cheese to mark Homecoming 2014 is a great idea and I hope it will go down a treat with visitors to the Highlands.
“In the year that Scotland welcomes the world, with a line-up of truly global events including the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, The Ryder Cup and of course, Homecoming Scotland 2014, this innovative approach shows how everyone can get on board and capitalise on such a momentous 12 months for Scotland.”
For further information about Whisky Dunlop, please visit http://www.connage.co.uk/
Topics
- Tourism
Categories
- corporate communications
- homecoming 2014
Regions
- Scotland
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- VisitScotland is Scotland’s national tourism organisation. Its core purpose is to maximise the economic benefit of tourism to Scotland.
- The organisation has three key roles:
- To market Scotland to all parts of the world to attract visitors
- To provide information – and inspiration – to visitors and potential visitors so they get the best out of a visit to Scotland
- To provide quality assurance to visitors and quality advice to the industry and partners to help the industry meet and strive to exceed customer expectations
- VisitScotland works together with tourism businesses to make tourism a success for everyone and ensure the industry continues to grow.
- The organisation employs 700 people and has offices and VisitScotland Information Centres across Scotland.
- 2014 is the year Scotland welcomes the world, when it hosts the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles and more than 800 Homecoming events throughout the country.For more information on Homecoming Scotland 2014, go to www.visitscotland.com
- The VisitScotland Information Centre network is a unique face-to-face channel engaging with around five million visitors and locals each year. Everyone who uses a VisitScotland Information Centre goes on to spend an additional £5.35, generating over £24 million for Scotland’s economy.
- According to a recent Deloitte study, tourism employs 270,000 people in Scotland in 20,000 diverse businesses. The same study calculates that the industry contributes £11 billion annually (direct and indirect impact, including day visits) and supports around 10 per cent of employment in Scotland. Almost 16 million tourists take overnight trips to Scotland.
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