
Raise a glass: celebrate Scotland’s most famous poet with a good glass of something strong
(Picture: Claire Menary)O you, my Muse! Good old Scotch drink!”
So wrote Scottish poet Robert Burns of Scotland’s most famous export: whisky. Each year on January 25, Scotland celebrates his life on what is called Burns Night — an evening that includes addressing a haggis, bag piping the arrival of guests and ceilidh dancing.