#brora.

[thecatalogueofroyalfashion]

The Princess of Wales  ||  blouse by Brora Cashmere

[oldcountrybear1955]

Brora 2012 - Charles Wilson

[maltmemorandum]

SMWS 61.14 Brora 1977 25 year old.

One of bottle which served on Closed Distilleries Tasting Event by Whisky master.

[maltrunners]

Brora 37 Year (1977) Special Release 2015

Review by: dustbunna I’m making an exception to my usual tendency to review full bottles. My wife and I bought a house this year, and I was given an ounce of this as a housewarming gift. This is a whisky that, these days, is entirely beyond what I could reasonably afford—Brora is a distillery I had written off as impractical for me to access, so it was quite a pleasant surprise to have the…

[dolcestilenova]

Whats under that coat?

Catherine in Hobbs Bianca Navy Wool Maxi Coat

[whiskyaura]

Stunning 5 bottle set! Rare Malts Dailuaine 1973 22 Years Old Rare Malts Glendullan 1972 23 Years Old Rare Malts Teaninich 1972 23 Years Old Rare Malts Caol Ila 1975 20 Years Old Rare Malts Brora 1975 20 Years Old #raremalts #brora #caolila #dailuaine #glendullan #teaninich #scotch #whisky #taiwan #exclusive #singlemaltwhisky #whiskyporn #whiskylover #whiskycollector #whiskycollection #whiskylove #whiskylife #whiskygram #whiskeybottle #rarewhisky #instawhisky #bestwhisky #whiskyaura https://www.instagram.com/p/Cmo1XROSDoM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[the-jewel-catalogue]

Kate + Wimbledon 7/?

Duchess of Cambridge - 2016

Cartier Watch

Pearl earrings by Soru Jewellery

Kate + Wimbledon 8/?

Duchess of Cambridge - 2016

Cartier Watch

Gold earrings from Brora

Kate + Wimbledon 9/?

Duchess of Cambridge - 2017

Oscar de la Renta earrings

[anarchotolkienist]

do you think extinct gaelic dialects could possibly be revived (saying nothing of the likelihood of that happening) if enough people were to make an effort in learning/speaking them? sometimes i look at old dialects as a learner and wish somehow they could be brought back

Depends on the dialect and how extinct they are. First of all, people like to speak of some dialects as extinct when they're not yet, they're just very threatened. For example, there is a still a native speaker of Perthshire Gaelic alive - she's 104 but she's still kicking. The same for Easter Ross Gaelic - still has one old woman who's a native speaker, a fisherwife in the village of Brora. Her sister passed away last year, making her the last native speaker, but she's still around. One family has kept up Tayside Gaelic for two generations now, and other speakers could learn to speak the local language from them. Other dialects have semi-speakers, aspects of which could still be picked up though it would not be the complete dialect as gained from a fluent speaker - for example, the son of the last native speaker of Aberdeenshire Gaelic is still alive, and he, while not fluent, is competent in the languge and can recite some poems and rhymes from memory that his mother taught him which will be enough to save some vocabulary and phrases, should someone decide to pick it up.

Then there are dialects who's last native speakers have passed away, but where fluent learners actually did what we're discussing here, and learned the dialect to fluency at those last speakers knees - examples just based on people I know at least somewhat personally would include north Argyle, Dùthaich MhicAoidh, Wester Ross, Glens of Loch Aber and Glen Coe. These dialects, then, also have a lease of life, and could be learned and spoken with now living speakers.

A third category would be dialects which, while extinct, were extensively recorded before their death and which could be picked up with a degree of continuity from those recordings. Isle of Arran, for example (which I know at least Alasdair Paul is doing for his historical novels, who's characters speak with a clear Arrannach flavour), or Badenoch, or Lorne (the last native speaker, Iain MacPhàidein nach maireann, passed away not five months ago), among others. All of these I would say could all be revived and be said to be genuinely the same dialect, even though it will of course change and loose some of it's flavour, and certain sayings or words that just simply were never recorded.

However, there is a last category of dialects that are irreparibly lost, that simply were not recorded in time. Loch Lomondside Gaelic, for example, died out in the early 20th century, and the only extensive collection that happened locally, by Dòmhnall Dewar, was not a linguistic but a folkloric study. The same goes for most of the borderlands and the Southern Highlands, (Cowall, Kintyre, Black Isle, South Argyle, Braemor, and Bredalbane, etc) and generally most districts outwith the crofting region, where the languge (as well as more or less the entirety of the people) disappeared with the clearances, without the lease of life granted by crofting and the crofting act. This goes doubly so for the only dialect of Lowland Gaelic that survived into modern day, in the form of that Gaelic which was spoken in the Glens of Galloway into the 17th century. These dialects are all lost completely. But, as you understand from the earlier list, a surprising number of dialects are still alive and to some extent kicking, and could have a fighting chance if things were to turn out differently. I can give you some tips or contacts if the dialect you yourself is interested in is salvageable, just DM me or send another ask if whatever.

[mightywellfan]

Stag in Strath Brora on a winter morning, Sutherland, Scottish Highlands

[pure-ablution]

What is the best brand for cashmere in your opinion?

It’s really weird, but although I have a few little bits from the ‘top’ cashmere brands (N. Peal, Loro Piana, Brunello Cuccinelli), the softest cashmere I’ve ever touched, by a long stretch, is actually an old Laura Ashley jumper that I bought off a car boot sale for £3. I’m not sure whether it was just a fluke, or whether Laura genuinely did use incredible cashmere.

Generally, I’d recommend looking at domestic Mongolian brands (Gobi is probably the easiest to find abroad) for the best value, and then maybe Scottish brands like Pringle or Brora.

[psych---ologically-deranged]

Lassiter: Who do you want, the creepy old ladies or the ken dolls? Juliet: The ken dolls! Lassiter: *pansexual moments*

Lassiter: Maybe the killing feels good, like the soft, supple flesh of a man buck.

Gabardine Hightail. (Just a rusty nail with honey.) "A rusty nail is a cocktail made by mixing Scotch whisky with Drambuie in a 1:1 to 2:1 ratio. A rusty nail is most commonly served on the rocks in an old-fashioned glass, although it can also be served "up" in a stemmed glass." (wikipedia: carlo devito The New Single Malt Whiskey) Drambuie is scotch that has been honeyed in some way, so it is basically: scotch, scotch & honey, & honey. This drink was actually invented for Psych. Two parts Brora scotch, one part Drambuie, a teaspoon of honey.

I think my dad's starting to like me.

psychfact: Shawn had three earrings, you know, because of tears for fears. & I'm pretty sure that he still has the holes bc he wore em in the american duos episode.

Gus: My date smelled like mothballs. Shawn: Somtimes you smell like styrofoam. I dig it

Easily whampable. Gus thinks Shawn is fooling, which yeah get a great dane & name him lothar, but then Shawn literally collapses & Gus takes him to the hospital. & then Henry doesn't even hug him. Y'all it doesn't matter if he was barely poisoned, he still passed out & possibly sustained some lasting damage!

Henry William Spencer got kicked out of chivalry school

Lassiter: Spencer, Guster, go back to bed. Gus: SEPARATE beds Buzz: Gus is a player & he only shares his bed with shorties.

[thecatalogueofroyalfashion]

Lady Amelia Windsor  ||  Brora Cashmere

[marcalanpen-blog]

Brora Beach and its Arctic Terns.

[maltmemorandum]

SMWS 61.13 Brora 1978 24 year old ‘Toothpicks treated with mouthwash’.

I would withhold detailed comments as it serve as event. Relatively calm flavor as Brora, subtle forest and hint of smoke, sharp peaty and fruits in latter of palate.

[quinnsendtoend]

Days *checks notes* 8,9,10

The weather started to improve, which I was super grateful for. Though it did make me more concerned about being sunburnt (since I’d already managed it once while it was raining).

Soon after leaving Helmsdale I met another person who was hiking, he was also attempting to walk from John o’groats to lands end, but with the 3 peaks along the way, which is pretty crazy. We walked together the rest of the way to Brora and it was a nice change from walking alone. It was almost entirely on the beach, at one point we had to cross a river which meant getting my boots wet again, just when they were starting to dry out.

I took a small detour of the trail to go and look at cairn liath, a broch near Golspie. There are lots of them all around this area but this one is especially well preserved. They are buildings from the Iron Age and there exact use isn’t really know, possibly a variety of things. This one also has the remnants of various buildings added on around it. It was pretty incredible to walk around.

Part of the route was round loch fleet, which involved a long road bridge to cross. But was totally worth it since I saw seals. (Keep the sound off, it’s just wind)

I also made an attempt to see the northern lights, but I’m honestly not totally sure whether it was successful or not. I’ve included the photo so you can decide for yourselves. It was about 1 in the morning, I was looking north and it looked more green in person. So I don’t know what else it could have been, but also i was half asleep and it was cloudy.

To all the cosmo fans, I apologise for the lack of photos, he’ll be back next time.

[scotianostra]

27th November 1950 saw the death of the professional golfer and golf course designer James Braid.

Born at Earlsferry in the Kingdom of Fife  James Braid took up golf at an early age and played on the lovely links at Elie. 

A carpenter by trade, Braid turned his skilled hands to making and repairing clubs before leaving Scotland to begin club-making at a store in London. Seizing every spare moment to play the game he loved, he steadily improved and, when 26, accepted a job as the professional at Romford Golf Club on the outskirts of London.

As a golfer e won The Open Championship in 1901, 1905, 1906, 1908 and 1910. In addition, Braid won four British PGA Matchplay Championships (1903, 1905, 1907 and 1911), as well as the 1910 French Open title. He was also runner-up in The Open Championship in 1897, 1902, 1904, and 1909. His 1906 victory in The Open Championship was the last successful defence of the title by a European until Pádraig Harrington replicated the feat in 2008.  As well as the five Open wins he finished in the top five  a further 11 times! 

He also founded the Professional Golfers' Association and, in the midst of all his success, moved to Walton Heath, a new course to the south of London, where he remained the pro for more than 40 years until his death in 1950. While at Walton Heath, Braid found time to both write about golf and design or improve more than 200 courses throughout the U.K. Some such as Gleneagles, Carnoustie, Southport and Ainsdale, Boat of Garten and St. Enodoc are rightly famous, while others such as Aberdovey, Berkhamsted, North Hants and Goodwood are perhaps less well known, but still enjoyed nowadays by exponents of the sport.

As well as playing golf and designing courses James Braid also found time to write about it, he first articulated his philosophy in a book called "Advanced Golf," which was published in 1902. Two chapters are devoted to design and are quaintly entitled "The Planning of Course" and "The Character and Placing of Teeing Grounds, Bunkers and Putting Greens." Golf Guide,  The Ladies Field Golf Book  in 1908 and , How to Play Golf was in 1910.  There is also a book about all the courses Braid designed as an architect titled "James Braid and his 400 courses."

Bernard Darwin’s biography James Braid was published in 1952.  Darwin knew Braid for over fifty years and offers some keen insights into the man who is described as having “wisdom and a deep and essential kindness.” Regarding Braid’s ability to focus, Darwin describes him, “studying his putts as if the fate of empires depended on them,” even in casual rounds. 

Braid disliked travel overseas, very rarely left the British Isles, and never traveled outside Europe, hence no American titles. But he did design two 18-hole golf courses for the Singapore Island Country Club in Asia, using topographic maps to plan his layouts there, which were then constructed to his orders.

Courses in the pics are, in order, The King's course,Gleneagles, Nairn Golf Club, Brora Golf Club, where you have some interesting hazards to play around! Championship course, Carnoustie Golf Links and Craigmillar Park Golf Club.

James Braid died on this day 1950 in Kensington and is buried at Saint Peter's Church Walton-on-the-Hill, England, he was 80 years old.

There’s a list of Braids courses in the UK on the link below, with the prices it costs to play each course, although they may have risen since then, they start at just £10 a round

https://lundinladiesgolfclub.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/1497/2021/01/Association-of-James-Braid-Courses.pdf