When it comes to choosing a gift for friends or family members it has be something they will want to keep and is unique. One of the problems that buying gifts for men poses is that like any other gift you buy a friend or colleague for any occasion is that you want it to be original.

I know I can think of many gifts I have received over the years that were ggreat to receive but quickly were forgotten about and ignored afterwards. That’s why I love to use the internet to find unique gifts for all my friends. It gives me the opportunity to find gift ideas that would never appear in any local store.

It was my brothers birthday last week and I was getting desperate to find him something unique. You know what it is like when you rack your brains for days and nothing comes of it! Well then I found what I thought was the perfect unique gift for men and especially someone like him. I bought my brother his very own Scottish Estate to Lord it over. And I mean “Lord it over” because owning this estate meant he was automatically known as the local Laird. (Laird is the Scottish name for Lord)

Okay, I am not a millionaire (or anything near that) but this birthday gift idea of making him a real Lord gave everyone a real laugh. Who would have thought my baby brother would ever be known as a Lord? A few friends were let in on the secret the day before and we all started to bow and curtsy to him calling him “my Lord” and really winding him up. He had no clue what was happening to him later that night.

He actually did live in Scotland for some time but family responsibilities prevent him from returning very often so this gift of being a Scottish Laird or Lord was made really special for him. We also added a bottle of Isle of Jura Malt Whisky into the gift as it is distilled only a Mile from his estate and he has the chance to visit the distillery when he goes to visit his Scottish Estate.

To be honest you don’t need to have any connection with Scotland to become a Scottish Lord. You just need to be able to enjoy being a special person who actually owns a piece of Scotland and incidentally will be able to pass it on your heirs. Look for a 50 page Laird of Jura Handbook to tell you more about the Scottish Culture and the history of your land and if possible visit the place for yourself. No need to wear the tartan kilt!