Macdonald Sporrans

After recent controversy in the news stemming from the age old rivalry between the Scottish and the English, we wanted to show that there was no hard feelings.

St. Georges Day is coming up fast and we wanted to help our neighbours celebrate their patron saint’s day in style, and we thought what better way to do this than with a sale!

So for the coming month leading up to the 23rd of April we have a 10% sale on all English themed items at buyahipflask.com.

We have various English themed flask such as our 6oz England 3 Lion Pewter Hip Flask and most fittingly, our 6oz George and the Dragon Pewter Hip Flask. These hip flasks are finely made from high quality lead free pewter and come with a screw top, although captive tops are available as an optional choice. Both flask come complete with a mini funnel and in a fantastic presentation box, making them perfect gifts to commemorate England’s national day so customers should move quickly to have the items in time.

Now, if you are like us Scots you may not be too familiar about the history of St. George. So us being the helpful lot we are, we decided to give you some information on the patron saint of England.

Saint George was, according to tradition, a Roman soldier and priest in the Guard of Diocletian, who is venerated as a Christian martyr. In hagiography Saint George is one of the most venerated saints in the Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Church, and the Eastern Catholic Churches. He is immortalized in the tale of Saint George and the Dragon and is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. His memorial is celebrated on 23 April, and he is regarded as one of the most prominent military saints.

We hope all our English customers enjoy their national day just as much as we enjoy ours.

We’re pleased to present a jumbo sized addition to our range of hip flasks. The 26oz giant pewter hip flask is big enough for you and a few friends to share a drink!

This huge flask measures approximately 20cm high by 10cm wide and is roughly 2.5 cm deep. It is hand made by experienced pewter manufacturers and can be engraved with a personalised message or logo.

All that, and it comes in a silk lined presentation box as standard!

While reviewing some of our new useful pages: About Pewter, Cleaning Pewter, Pewter Care, Pewter Safety that we created recently for our brand new sites: buyaHipFlask.com and buyaTankard.com I noticed the order they were created in.

It came as a pleasant surprise to me that Pewter Safety was the first page created. Indeed, at the time I remember thinking it was the most important, but it’s nice to see that we care in our subconscious as well!

Huge range of hip flasks now available at Macdonald Sporrans. We’re expanding our range every day, so keep checking back for new items.

We’re pleased to announce that we have significantly increased our range of pewter hip flasks in the last few days, and we’ll continue to add more exciting new hip flasks very soon.