Hi, and welcome to the winter issue of
Country Lifestyle Scotland

Christmas is coming... it feels like we are being pushed towards it at great speed by the shop displays and all the TV adverts.

There's lots of ideas in our Christmas gift pages and if you have to buy for the person who has everything, then we have lots of suggestions on gifting an experience or a day out.

Send your loved one off to sample some of Scotland's amazing food experiences (see pages 4-8), or they could spend a day either blending their own candles (page 24-25), or if gin is their thing, you can now blend your own (page 26 to 27).

That latter idea is a top day out... just don't take the car if you want to get the full benefit! Whatever you are doing for Christmas, we all hope you have the best time.