What I know about Scotland could fit into a dram glass of Glenkinchie – with room for the Glenkinchie – but I’m working on it. As I mentioned before, I watched all the episodes of Outlander which taught me something about the Jacobite Rising, Clan culture, standing stones , love of country, and loyalty. And through some cursory history-reading, I’ve been reminded about Robert the Bruce & William Wallace, Mary Queen of Scots, and many others on either side of the long power struggle between England and an independent Scotland. I’ve also kept up with the investigations led by Perez, Tosh, and Calder on the TV series Shetland , named for the remote islands situated north of mainland Scotland where, despite the sparse population, someone is always turning up murdered and everyone else is suspected of it. I’ve noticed that the characters are bundled up in winter-wear and boots regardless of season, which I should have thought twice about when it c...