Blog – Scottish Stories

How Long You A Wafer? Escape to the Tunnock’s Caramel Caravan

2021-06-14 2023-02-10

Tunnock’s lovers; you can now combine your love of biscuits with your love of holidays in a chocolate-lovers paradise on the banks of Loch Goil. Our fave biscuitsmiths have teamed up with Argyll Holidays to launch the first ever 'Tunnocks Caravan Wafer’; a static caravan on the Drimsynie Estate Holiday Village in Argyll which has been [...]

What do you really think about GK?

2020-02-14 2020-02-14

We ask this customer review question with a healthy mix of excitement and trepidation upon delivery of each and every Gillian Kyle online customer order. Well. in fact, TrustPilot, asks this question on our behalf. TrustPilot are 100% independent of Gillian Kyle and we only get to see our customers' reviews at the same time [...]

What is in a haggis – the 12 essential ingredients

2020-01-16 2020-06-25

In the Gillian Kyle What is In a Haggis illustrated story, we tell the colourful story of Scotland’s national dish and explore - infographically! - how closely connected it is to Scotland’s national poet and Scotland’s national drink. So how can we explain the appeal (read: obsession) of haggis today... 1. Robert Burns The ‘modern' [...]

Haggis Spice Chocolate

2019-12-16 2021-03-08

We'd like to share this story recently published by our friends and Scottish chocolate supremos, Coco Chocolatier. Get your Coco Chocolatier Haggis Spice chocolate bar here! Calum Haggerty, Director of COCO We are delighted to be launching our limited edition Haggis Spice dark chocolate bar. The design featuring Scottish iconography by Scottish artist Gillian Kyle is [...]

Scottish brands we love 2020 illustration by Gillian Kyle

10 Scottish Brands We Love 2020

2019-12-11 2019-12-18

This time last year I published my first Scottish Brands We Love blog. It was a bit of a hit and still ranks #2 in Google Search for Scottish Brands. So, recognising this enduring appeal, we've decided to make a fresh and new selection of 10 of Scotland's best and finest independent brands updated for [...]

Scottish Christmas presents by Gillian Kyle

14 Best Scottish Gifts for £25 or Under

2019-12-06 2020-06-25

Tunnock's vintage rock n roll vest The Scottish equivalent of the classic Rolling Stones t-shirt. Featuring the Gillian Kyle Tunnock's tea cake heart motif in a distressed print. A premium quality 100% cotton fitted women's vest in a choice of heather or dark grey. Gillian Kyle is Tunnock's official independent merchandising licensee. Check out our [...]

Scottish Christmas Gift Guide and Inspiration

2019-12-05 2019-12-05

With beautifully illustrated Scottish designs extending over many diverse and original Scottish product ranges, Gillian Kyle brings you inspiring and totally unique Scottish Christmas Gifts. For all of those tricky friends and family members you are buying for or visiting this Christmas, we’ve got a little Scottish something to suit. For all tastes and budgets, [...]

Robert Burns at Brig o'Doon by Gillian Kyle

7 reasons why Robert Burns is so popular today

2019-11-14 2020-06-25

There are many rich and varied reasons why Scots, fans of Scotland and generally those who love poetry feel particularly connected, moved and inspired by The Ploughman Poet born over 250 years ago. But let’s be clear from the outset, this type of popularity for an old dusty poet - or even anyone associated with culture [...]

Scottish Thistles

2019-08-29 2019-11-22

As the old saying goes, a picture can paint 1,000 words. But such is the passion and emotion stirred by the humble Scottish thistle, we'd better make that 5,000 words. Do you know how the humble but not so dainty thistle come to be a worldwide emblem of Scotland? For full chapter, verse and infographic on [...]

Scottish Notecards

2019-08-23 2020-06-25

Introducing our new Gillian Kyle Scottish themed notecard sets: packs of 12 notecards (blank inside) and envelopes featuring 4 different designs in each. The next time you reach out to an old friend or distant relative, why not send a little ray of Scottish sunshine in the form of a hand written Scottish notecard? Today [...]

Illustrated Scottish Facts and Figures

2019-06-25 2023-02-10

Measuring and quantifying Scotland has been an ongoing fascination for we Scots over the centuries. As a consequence, there exists an almost unending list of fascinating facts and figures on Scotland. Kids love to acquire and trade facts: the highest, the longest, the oldest, the weirdest. Scientists are constantly tinkering and recalibrating devices, technologies and [...]

Every Scottish dad is a winner!

2019-06-07 2020-02-14

Play the Gillian Kyle puggie for Father's Day gift ideas! We have a whole host of unique contemporary Scottish Father's Day options: Scottish themed mugs and coasters; canvases and prints; suitcases; clocks and a great range of Scottish t-shirts. And don't forget that we are official merchandising licensees for both Tunnock's and IRN-BRU. Bingo if [...]