#Stravaigin

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Stravaigin's 30th Birthday Party

📸 Gerardo Jaconelli

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Who spies, behind Richard’s little eye? ☘️

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Posted 27 October 2024

[sgiandubh]

The trouble with Stravaigin'

This pic is currently making the rounds on Tumblr and X, and for all the good reasons (thank you @mariaae, for bringing it here):

After a rather busy week and an even busier week-end, it's certainly nice to check in for this 👆.

Funny how the dunces across the street dub this a 'wrap party combo' of sorts. Oh, come on, are you that stupid, people?

Jamie Roy's OG post is absolutely clear with this regard:

'Thank you @thevinepr for having us at @stravaigin_g12's 30th Birthday.' An event that is directly linked to this very recent Stravaigin's announcement, that has to do exclusively with S's spirits' business:

'In an announcement that will delight the legions of whisky lovers who have been demanding its addition to Stravaigin’s renowned drinks menu, The Sassenach @sassenachspirits by @samheughan is today confirmed as joining the bar’s Scotch whisky offering as a permanent fixture 🥃. (...)

Stravaigin's Olivia Wong - Scotland's Bar Manager of the Year says: “We are thrilled to welcome The Sassenach to Stravaigin. We are all big fans of Sam and his Scotch whisky here at Stravaigin and know excitement levels will be running high with our patrons, as we announce it is becoming a permanent addition to our drinks menu.'

Note to self: this is something Marple 'forgot' to post about, despite her all-consuming obsession for S. Without this information, the rest was presented as just another heavy drinking sesh. Tss, shame on you, madam! Is this where you're at? Lying to your readers, in an attempt to demonstrate: a) S is a highly-functioning alcoholic (by your reasoning, half of the UK might be, ROFLMAO) and b) Ashley Hearn is a lazy, entitled idiot, who spends her time in bars chatting and drinking with her buddies?

Lying by omission is either a mortal sin (when made with the purpose of hurting someone's reputation) or a venial one (when 'in jest', like the Screeching Banshees pretend to do). But I have no idea if that woman is a Catholic, nor do I care. Either way, it's unsavory as fuck. So long for playing it Switzerland, in here.

All of the above to emphatically (LOL for ages) say that this event has nothing to do with Outlander. This has everything to do with Sam Roland Heughan and his own, local business network. This is exactly why Jamie Roy was thanking the organizing PR firm (more on this, a bit later in this post).There were zero reasons for C to be there that night, something that has been confirmed by fans on X:

Interesting: 'took a picture with them'. In the context, people were wondering if there were pics with the Two of Them, not the rest of the cast. But hey, didn't you know? THEY CAN'T STAND EACHOTHER, NEVER COULD!

And there we go, we have the arrival video (why does it always have to be Brazilian fans directly or indirectly involved? that is a mystery on par with who killed JFK, LOL):

And here we have it, courtesy of @maripimpao, the OG X poster (https://x.com/Mari_pimpao/status/1850588095046971487?t=p3_lv013WuINhA085ayr4A&s=19).

... S arriving separately, as predictible, probably on his own (fucking Tumblr doesn't let me upload more than one video, but you'll find everything on the X page above), then C and Skeleton (God, that girl must KNOW stuff!) together - not surprised at all, either:

A normal convo ensues, C stating that she feels 'both happy and sad' because Friday was their last day ever on set. I was very surprised by her genuine warmth, to be honest, as I wasn't expecting it, but it is in line with public lore on her being spotted before by fans.

A word on The Vine PR company. This is one of the biggest PR firms in Scotland and even the UK, with a very nice portfolio of clients, partners and events they manage on the regular:

Oh...

And re-oh...

So, there should come as no surprise to find, among The Vine's clients (for whom it managed flagship events), two of LVMH's portfolio companies/brands: Moët & Chandon and Glenmorangie. I also remember being ridiculed, as writing fanfic, by both Marple and her minions. Well, eat crow now, I have been announcing it for a year, already, for both of them. Not once, but three times in a row.

One...

Two...

Third time's a charm/Jamais deux sans trois:

Business-wise, this is about the amount of time it takes to make things of this amplitude happen. Wait, I forgot that business was bound to flounder, sweet Baby Jesus on a motorbike!

On top of it all, I have some very inconvenient, yet rhetorical questions (for the people across the street, a rhetorical question is supposed to make a point, not wait for an answer):

What about McTavish's spirits business? Still in promo mode, bought medals, and all the tralala? Hmmm.

What about Tony McGill? Why isn't he seen at any event at all, in the music business or otherwise, like ever? Isn't he supposed to manage (Media Manager, my 🦶) a Scottish band? Where was he, on Friday night? How does he even do business? Hmmm.

Oh, FFS.

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Sam, Cait and Sophie, Richard arriving for the 30th anniversary party at the Stravaigin, Glasgow on 25 October 2024

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Where’s Tony?

Give me strength...

Right now? No clue. Friday evening? At home with his son, is my best guess, Anon.

Lately, I find it hard to know which of my Anons is a friend from Mordor, taking the piss and sending messages they know will make me laugh... and which of my Anons is a visitor from The Shire, purposely trolling, thinking they’re clever.

Whichever you are, friend or visitor, Anon, you're quick with a keyboard. Your message arrived five minutes after I had posted:

And three minutes before I posted:

Screenshots

Couldn't wait to imagine my laughing? Or primed to prod?

So, where was Tony?… Where was Sammie R? Where was Annika F? Like Caitríona, neither Richard nor Jamie attended the party with their significant other. Sophie and Sam attended sans sweetheart, too. (Anyone recognise the woman Sam left behind in the taxi?)

It seems pretty clear this wasn't date night. This was Stravaigin’s 30th birthday celebration, and one of its suppliers, Mr Sassenach Spirits himself, attended, as did four of his Outlander friends/colleagues.

How is this outing A Big Deal... for anyone but the gang at Stravaigin and their guests? Thirty years is a long time. Happy Birthday, Stravaigin! 🥳

Just typed that last bit when this inquiry arrived, most definitely from The Shire:

How am I feeling? 😂😂😂😂😂 Completely gutted I’m not privy like you are to 24/7 coverage of Caitríona’s life this past week.

No. It’s not strange at all. During the week she filmed pickups for Outlander. Why would her husband be on set? Why would he be in the makeup trailer? (And if he was, you’d shout “Narrative!” so loudly, you’d hurt your own ears.)

Why wasn’t he at Stravaigin Friday evening? Like I told the first Anon, my best guess is he was at home with his son.

I’ll repeat what I wrote on Thursday:

Nothing is disconcerting. Nothing has rattled, triggered, unnerved or done anything more than inspire laughter.

Remember... today you could say this sky is pink, You could repeat it tomorrow. You could repeat it for the rest of the year and throughout 2025, into 2026, and beyond. And the sky will still be blue. Your thinking it's pink doesn't change reality. — Brian-in-Finance

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SH -IGS

Rosalind Erskine will help SH again in Glasgow. It is assumed that she will invite Kelly Crichton of the Screen Babble podcast to join her.

SH is looking for the same thing that he got in Edinburgh with @TheKitchin restaurant and its sisters' restaurants preparing cocktails with his booze 🥃 +🍸for his fans. SH has said that Glasgow’s Ubiquitous Chip restaurant was his favourite, now Sam Heughan listed Stravaigin as one of his favourite places to eat in Glasgow. He’s looking with the managing director of Metropolitan Pub Company, Michael Horan who also runs Stravaigin and The Hanoi Bike Shop in West End in Glasgow, to achieve, premium gastropubs that are run by friends managers and chefs of the business.

SH previously showcased his gin 🍸 at Glasgow's Ubiquitous Chip restaurant in March 2023 and also promoted his blended scotch 🥃 at the Stravaigin restaurant in Glasgow, similar to Tom Kitchin in Edinburgh. He returns to his roots. If he attends the Stravaigin's 30th anniversary, I hope he comes alone and not with his companion, AN. SH doesn’t need Alex around for this special occasion. It seems that AN makes himself indispensable in Scotland, while SH rams AN down everybody's throat 🤦

Posted 23rd October 2024

Many presentations of his drink but no acting audition 🤷

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jamie.roy_ Son, Father…and a big sexy @sassenachspirits model 😘🔥thank you to @thevinepr for having us at @stravaigin_g12 ‘s 30th Birthday. Beautiful food and beautiful company!

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Screenshot from thetruthwilloutsworld post

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Son, Father...and a big sexy @sassenachspirits model 😘🔥 thank you to @thevinepr for having us at @stravaigin_g12 's 30th Birthday. Beautiful food and beautiful company!

Posted 27 October 2024

[sgiandubh]

Anon rebelde.

¿ En serio alguien pensaba que al finalizar el rodaje esto iba a ser pasto del aburrimiento ?

La promoción de NY no necesita más conversación, la interacción entre Sam y Cait habla por si sola por mucho que Mordor se empeñe en echar balones fuera pero llega el ultimo día de rodaje y firman que aquí acaba todo, cada uno por su lado, después de todo su relación solo se basa en el trabajo pero ¡¡¡¡¡ SORPRESA !!!!! Sam tiene un acto marcado con la etiqueta de negocio y su compañera de trabajo, después de un día de muchas emociones que pide calma y relax, aparece en el. Vamos a pensar que como ella también está en el negocio del alcohol va para tomar nota pero ¿ donde esta su "socio" en el ? La aparición de Cait en la fiesta del primer aniversario de Thegardensheddrinksco acompañada de su "socio" caballero con claros signos de pasar mucho frío a pesar de los looks más veraniegos del resto de asistentes, levantó una buena polvadera por qué era normal que asistieran juntos, entonces ¿ Porque el no asiste a este si todo está relacionado con el negocio del alcohol ?

Dear (returning) Anon Rebelde,

Gracias por los excelentes comentarios que haces aquí. Siempre es Navidad cuando envías algo, así que me apresuro a traducirlo:

'Did anyone really think that the end of filming was going to be boring?

The NY promotion doesn't need any more discussions, the interaction between Sam and Cait speaks for itself no matter how much Mordor insists with the blaming game, but the last day of filming arrives and they are adamant that this is where it all ends, each one on their own, after all their relationship is only based on work. But SURPRISE!!!!! Sam has a business event and his coworker shows up there, after a day of many emotions that requires calm and relaxation. Therefore, we could think that since she's also in the alcohol business she showed up to make some contacts, but where's her "partner"? Cait's appearance at The Garden Shed Drinks Co's first anniversary party, accompanied by her gentleman "partner" with clear signs of being very cold, despite the more summery looks of the rest of the attendees, raised quite a stir because it was normal for them to attend together. So why didn't he attend this one if everything is related to alcohol business?'

And just like this, boom! A lightbulb moment, here.

This. This is the million-dollar question: 'why didn't he attend this one if everything is related to alcohol business?'

Exactly. Where is the Director/Secretary/Director of several British and Irish companies, either in-common or separately owned, dealing with alcohol or pubs (LOOOOL)?

The answer is in those damn papers, of course. But there are none so blind than those who wouldn't see.

So, let me sum up the reasoning panic attack across the street:

Stage 1: filming just ended. She will go back to the Glasgow Taj Mahal with no double glazed windows and that's it. He will endlessly get drunk in some random sleazy bar with or without that incompetent saleswoman. They hate each other. So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen, adieu. And oh - he is, of course, gay.

Stage 2: ugh, another booze related event in Glasgow, featuring S and his permanent shilling, I am not giving this the light of day. Perhaps nobody will notice?

Stage 3: Queen C would never attend that sordid event, especially when the Peasant is shilling his booze. Nope. Over her dead body.

Stage 4: 🚨🚨🚨there was a woman in that car 🚨🚨. I repeat: 🚨🚨🚨there was a woman in that car 🚨🚨🚨. We know who she is [insert random name here], oh my (pearls sway), he has no shame!!!

Stage 5: there was no woman in that car.

Stage 6: there was a woman in that car, but I am going to fix myself some hot cocoa and fuck you all. In my world, the Eiffel Tower can be a Twinkie. Or the other way round.

Stage 7: confirmation that C attended the event. I have been called out for hiding things. I am, therefore, a victim. I am starting the drama, full cycle. Divert, divert, divert attention. Engage!

Stage 8: this was an OL-related event. The second wrap-up party. No, this was a common friend's birthday. No, this was... ok, this was an after work thing. Nooooo....

Stage 9: there has been an, as yet unexplained, shortage of babysitters in Glasgow on Friday October 25th, 2024. Fathers babysit. That is modern enough and hopefully that avoids more inconvenient questions. Right?

Stage 10: let's quickly post something about irrelevant social media statistics. No, nope, no, I am not unsettled by anything. Nope.

Stage 11: nobody brought his/her better half. Fact.

Stage 12: they are co-workers.

Stage 13: everything happened because of the Shippers.

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Hi B , hope you are feeling completely better now.

Every one is writing about Anna Longford being at the party last night. But it seems her sister Sophie was there too… i think…She posted on IG .

There were a lot of people, most influencers, people not really well known as far as my knowledge goes. I took a stroll on Getty to see some, but non really (except the ones OL related) that I know.

Sophie L was indeed there as well and posted on her IG, same as her sister, a pic from herself and a clip showing SH dancing with Nel Hudson

Making all kind of innuendo just because a woman who he follows (already years, and is followed by some more actors from OL btw.) is on the same party. People should just grow up and stop making a mountain out of a molehill.

It's the same as with the Stravaigin party, a party where lots of videos/pics are taken. This time even on Getty, so totally not credible he'd take a date there.

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Sam Heughan enjoying a night out with his pals the Sensational 17 in Stravaigin in Glasgow in March 2023 (all females) A very nice life for a salesman 😂 Do you think they will repeat with a new version?

Posted 25th October 2024

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