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10 Ways to Combat Droughtlander

February 26, 2018 by Andrea Middleton

10 Ways to Combat Droughtlander

Season 3 of Outlander has reached its hopeful finale and we have been plunged in to droughtlander and have to wait months before Season 4 comes to our screens. So what can we do while we await the next season?

Here are 10 ways to combat droughtlander:

  1. Re-watch TV Outlander Series Seasons 1, 2 and 3 on Starz or Amazon Prime
  2. Test your knowledge by taking an Outlander Themed Quiz
  3. Read “Drums of Autumn” in preparation for Season 3 release next year
  4. Join Outlander groups on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram etc. and join in the chat with fellow fans
  5. Check social media for Outlander Events/Gatherings taking place and go. Or organise your own!
  6. Host an Outlander Themed Party
  7. Book yourself on an Outlander Themed Tour
  8. Visit locations used to make the TV series and also places mentioned in books by either going on an organised tour or using eBooks to guide you to the locations on your own adventure.
  9. Find out where filming is taking place and just happen by….
  10. Host an evening’s viewing of Outlander TV series’

    droughtlander ideas

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Outlander Quiz

April 19, 2017 by Andrea Middleton

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Outlander Party Ideas

August 23, 2016 by Andrea Middleton

Outlander Party Ideas

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So you are throwing an Outlander Party. You want to party like it’s 1743! Here are a few Outlander Party Ideas to make your night THE night of 200 years:

Drinks Ideas:
  • Scottish whisky

    Whisky – No Outlander night would be right without some Scottish whisky. You could take it up a level and do a whisky tasting. There are many sites that help you nose the flavours in Scottish whisky, I like this one to help you get started.

    To really make it fun and interesting why not buy some Outlander shot glasses?

    • Whisky Cocktails
    • Whisky Cocktails: If straight whisky isn’t your thing why not try making some whisky cocktails? Another Jamie, Jamie Oliver, has some good ideas for Rob Roy and Whisky Sour. For another easy cocktail try a Rusty Nail 
    • Wine. A lot of wine is drunk in the Series, mostly red. Try finding traditionally shaped Jacobite wine glasses to give your table that authentic touch. Alternatively, any old vintage glassware will work. To make it as authentic as possible the French Court of Louis XV would have been drinking Bordeaux (reds) and Burgundy (whites) and going crazy over the Hungarian dessert wine, Tokaji, which is still sought after and expensive to this day.
    •  Water. Water in bottles labelled ‘Abbey St Anne de Beaupre’ adds another Outlander touch to your party.
      Your Outlander guests will love seeing Claire’s herbal remedies scattered throughout your drinks cabinets.  Click here for label ideas 

 

Food Ideas: Click on each idea for recipe

    • Scones
    • Oatcakes and Cheese Cheese is eaten a lot in the TV series. If you can, use Scottish cheeses, mostly cheddar with varying flavours e.g. chilli cheese, whisky flavoured cheese and just plain cheddar. In Scotland it is traditional to not use crackers but instead oatcakes. These are crackers made from oats. Both will give your guests a true flavour of a Scotland larder.
    • Bannocks
    • Cupcakes iced in Tartan Design Make or buy your cupcakes then using different coloured icing create the tartan design topping.
    • Men in kilts iced Gingerbread Men or just Gingerbread iced Kilts kiltbiscuit
    • Smoked Salmon on Brown Bread Easy to prepare and if you can get Scottish Smoked Salmon, it will keep your Scottish theme.
    • Haggis Balls. Scottish chef, Nick Nairn has a nice recipe for bite sized Haggis balls. Here is his recipe.
    • Stornoway Black Pudding Bites
    • Clootie Dumpling
    • Shortbread, or you can get very fancy and make Lavender Shortbread
    • Anything with Aberdeen Angus beef e.g. Beef Steak Pie
    • Haggis Pizza. Simply choose any pizza you prefer then add scatter small pieces of haggis on the top before cooking. It gives pizza that little Scottish touch.
Finger food is the order of your party. Rarely did any character in Outlander eat with cutlery.

Decoration Ideas:

Make your own standing stones centrepiece using Styrofoam, moss and rocks.
Susan Poore's Outlander premiere party centerpiece, made from styrofoam, moss and real rocks
Standing Stone centrepiece made from Styrofoam, moss and rocks. Pic on Pinterest.
 
 There you will also find downloadable invitations, wanted posters of Claire and Jamie, straw tags, circle tags for cupcake toppers. Let’s face it, if it’s not free, it’s not Scottish!

For authentic signs, try staining paper with tea or coffee, YouTube video.
Suggested signage:
  • Lallybroch
  • Castle Leoch
  • Fort William
  • Inverness
  • Edinburgh
  • Culloden
  • Laudanum
  • Essence of Lavender
Use a stylised font to make them look old. There are many to choose from in Google fonts. I like IM Fell English SC

Check out this Pinterest page for ideas and links

Games Ideas:

    • Make up an Outlander Quiz to test your guests’ knowledge of the TV Series or books. Here is one. There are also a number of Outlander quizzes online you can try.
    • Fancy Dress Competition Dress like one of the characters.
    • What’s in Jamie’s sporran? A guessing game where guests are told how many items are in Jamie’s sporran and they have to guess what they could be. It could be actual items you have seen Jamie pull from his sporran or something Scottish, it is up to you, let your imagination run wild!
    • Make your own Lavender Oil. YouTube has many video’s which will give you the recipe. This is the easiest I have found
    • Scottish Blethers. Write Gaelic words or phrases each on a separate piece of paper, hold one up at a time and your guests have to write their meaning down. The one with the highest score wins. Diana Gabaldon’s website has some Gaelic phrases with translations. You can take it to the next level and have a go at pronouncing the Gaelic, always brings a laugh to the night.
    • Pin the Kilt Pin on Jamie. Just like Pin the Tail on the Donkey, except you have to pin the kilt on a Jamie. Clip art image of Kilt and image of Jamie
    • Whose Line is it? Write lines from the TV series on a piece of paper, fold them up and put them in to a bowl. Guests take turns pulling one piece of paper, read the line out loud, then guess who said it and where in the storyline it came in Outlander series.
    • Dress a Highlander. Women dress the men in a traditional kilt. Needed a piece of cloth 9mx3m. After a quick demonstration each person could have a try. Make it a timed game when the fastest wins, or a nearest to the real thing is the winner. YouTube Demonstration here
    • Pass the parcel. Wrap your gift e.g. tablet (a Scottish sweet/candy) wrapped in layers of bandages as a homage to Claire’s healing skills
    • Read the tea leaves of your party guests

For ideas for gifts/prizes for your guests click here

 

Now you are ready to host your Outlander party, have fun Sassenachs :)

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