If you have stayed at The Dunstane post-refurb, you\u2019ll have already experienced the heavenly scent of the Noble Isle products in our rooms. We don\u2019t mind admitting we\u2019re slightly in love with their range, so thought we\u2019d find out more about the brand from founder and director, Katy Simpson.<\/p>\n
Katy told us how she started the business with 3 former colleagues back in 2011, they all had the passion to create a truly British brand, \u201cDuring the creation of the brand, we travelled the length and breadth of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to source authentic, quintessentially British ingredients that celebrate our rich cultural history\u201d We love having a product at the Dunstane Houses which promotes the local area, are all your products designed to do this? <\/p>\n
We promote farmers, charities, conservationists \u2013 people doing exceptional things in our country. Each producer is incredibly passionate about their ingredient. So the most important factor when making our products is that we use British extracts from local celebrated producers from the British Isles. Perry Pear from Gloucestershire Orchards, Barley from the Balvenie distillery, Beetroot from Monmouthshire, Elderflower from Cornwall, Samphire from the Irish coastline and Willow Song from Suffolk \u2013 to name just a few!<\/p>\n
Can you take us through the process of creating a new scent?<\/strong> Where did the inspiration for \u2018Heather Honey\u2019 come from?<\/strong> Heather is the only nectar surviving plant at these high altitudes, and this hardy little alpine shrub provides the alluring colour palate of Perthshire. Heather Hills Honey take millions of bees up to the mountains each summertime and the delicate blossoms of the heather give the honey a naturally distinct taste. You can try it for yourself, it\u2019s served at breakfast in the Ba\u2019 Bar at the Dunstane Houses.<\/p>\n Being British and promoting the provenance behind the extracts is incredibly important to Noble Isle. It is the heart and soul of our brand and our customer enjoys edinburgh the stories of the local producers who are doing incredible things within the British Isles. This story was just so beautiful, I knew it had to become part of our collection and I hope you all agree!<\/p>\n Can you tell us more about the fragrance behind Heather Honey?<\/strong> So if you needed any more reason to climb into one of our luxurious copper tubs, you have it now\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If you have stayed at The Dunstane post-refurb, you\u2019ll have already experienced the heavenly scent of the Noble Isle products in our rooms. We don\u2019t mind admitting we\u2019re slightly in love with their range, so thought we\u2019d find out more about the brand from founder and director, Katy Simpson. Katy told us how she started […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hotel","category-travels"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nThe first thing I do is research an interesting story \u2013 something happening in the British Isles. I visit the producers, find out more about them and their story, take photos and samples and then I am ready to brief into my fragrance house. I send my \u201cnose\u201d (fragrance creator) a brief about the story, including evocative imagery of the raw ingredient and landscapes. Like an artist using oil and canvas, a master nose, paints you a picture with aromas. It is well known that smell is our most powerful sense and a fragrance is more emotive than a picture. The most exciting part is when the fragrances are presented \u2013 closing your eyes and letting the aromas create a story in your mind.<\/p>\n
\nAt the beginning of my journey with Noble Isle I visited Gleneagles for the weekend. It was my first-time visiting Scotland in the summer months and as I drove down the picturesque, rugged country lanes, I was astounded at the beauty of mother nature in this part of Scotland. Purple mountains were the backdrop to this miraculous part of Britain and it wasn\u2019t until some later research that I understood it was the heather making these mountains purple.<\/p>\n
\nHeather Honey is wild and distinct and a prized Scottish delicacy. Our fragrance contains a bright composition of white blooms \u2013 jasmine, magnolia and neroli \u2013 with a squeeze of grapefruit and extract of protein-rich heather honey harvested in the Perthshire Highlands. Heather Honey is rich with antioxidants and proteins, enveloping the skin with restorative properties combined with a rich scent.<\/p>\n