When Miles asks the barman for a whisky and tells him to leave the bottle, under Scottish legislation relating to alcohol, he would not be allowed to be given the bottle.
As the bar is a licensed premises, they can only serve spirits in 25ml measures or multiples thereof and giving Miles the bottle would go against this. Furthermore, depending on what the Operating Plan says on the premises license, they probably wouldn't be allowed to give him a glass bottle either.
As the bar is a licensed premises, they can only serve spirits in 25ml measures or multiples thereof and giving Miles the bottle would go against this. Furthermore, depending on what the Operating Plan says on the premises license, they probably wouldn't be allowed to give him a glass bottle either.
Over breakfast, a big fuss is made in pouring their coffee. However, it is very clear that the coffee cups are empty immediately afterwards, even though the Duke picks his up to drink.
On the way from Edinburgh to Dunbar, the taxi passes Inveraray Castle, Which is two and a half hours drive in the opposite direction to Dunbar.
The term of driving stick shift was used when more appropriate terms for the UK/Scotland are manual transmission or gear stick.
Maisie tells Sophie that it is two hours drive to Edinburgh (and longer in the snow) when in fact it is only 40 minutes drive from Dunbar to Edinburgh.
As an environmental engineer, the Duke would probably know that pine trees cannot be planted in December in the Scottish climate.