Five years ago Lar and I studied abroad in Edinburgh for six months after spending four months in Murcia, Spain. Spain was good, Scotland was amazing. After six months we didn’t want to leave and all of our close friends know that if you get us started talking about Scotland, we won’t ever stop. We love everything and anything Scottish – even haggis.

So my boyfriend was super excited to show me this commercial for Johnnie Walker whiskey because it’s pretty much as Scottish as it gets – it’s about Scottish whiskey, set in the Highlands and starring Robert Carlyle (any Hamish MacBeth fans out there? woot, woot!). Even if you’re not a Scottish-ophile, you need to watch this video. It’s brilliant and five and half minutes of one single shot.

Who else thinks Carlyle’s outfit is perfection? Classic, rugged and those hats are fantastic!

Want to see what Lar and I looked like five years ago? Here are a couple of photos from our time in Scotland.

Me and Lar with a friend in the highlands on an unusually sunny day.

Wearing University of Edinburgh sweatshirts on the beach in June.

Exploring one of the many, many castles we visited.

Even in the spring and summer months we had to embrace layering. Lar was all about her puffy vests and hoodies.