A cornucopia of sweet delight has just opened in the charming Black Isle village of Cromarty. The new business that is already attracting a growing number of sweet toothed fans, has been set up not by some young entrepreneur, but by a local woman who will be 70 next year. Zooulla Spirou (68) is the proprietor of SONAS Cromarty, a truly delightful shop at 20 Church Street which majors in selling specialist chocolates, sweets and ice cream.
Oh, and please don’t overlook its exciting new item - Affogato - an Italian inspired dessert of espresso over ice cream! A cool boost, I’ve tried it! Business news Community news Subscribe to receive free remail newsletters SONAS is certainly promising to live up to its name which is the Gaelic for “happiness and contentment.” “When customers come in their faces light up with smiles,” said Zooulla. “They love the traditional sweetie jars and the smell of ice cream and chocolate.
” SONAS was launched on the weekend of June 8 and 9 to coincide with Cromarty Open Gardens which attracts many wishing to peek into the 20 horticultural gems that were available. Zooulla is also a talented artist and the weekend also saw the climax of the villages Art & Flowers Week in the East Church. She said: “I had the idea for the shop some four or five years ago and I was keeping an eye open for suitable premises and then the space downstairs became available.
“We are trying to keep everything as local, Highland or Scottish as possible. “We.
