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Travel Review, Knipoch Hotel: ‘A visit to Knipoch is like taking a deep, restorative breath of crisp, cleansing Highland air’

I knew that Shakespeare’s singular Scottish play, Macbeth, was set in Scotland, of course, but I had no idea that the murder that inspired it...
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Carnoustie Hoard: Bronze Age hoard from 3,000 years ago saved for the nation

A Bronze Age hoard discovered on land that was due to be turned into football pitches will go on display next year after being saved...
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Scottish brothers set new world record for fastest human-powered crossing of the Pacific Ocean

Three Scottish brothers have set a new world record after completing the fastest human-powered crossing of the full Pacific Ocean.  Rowers Jamie, Ewan, and Lachlan...
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The Good Books, Chris Barkley: ‘The Tiger Who Came to Tea is the first book I remember reading’

Chris Barkley on the book he is most looking forward to this year, the author who has inspired him and Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner....
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Review, Bill Bailey Thoughtifier: ‘Very diverse, very funny…very good’

Bill Bailey is very diverse, very funny, very good in Thoughtifier, says Alister Tenneb.  ★★★★★ I have seen Bill Bailey perform on three previous occasions...
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Fringe Reviews: The Aquatic Melody, The Fahrenheit Alliance V, Hey Stop!!!, Saloon Girls & Hibiscus Thistle: A Panorama of Hunan

The Aquatic Melody ★★★★ In the corner of a small but sold-out venue, a stage with a single table and chair draws our attention. A...

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Historic Coleburn Distillery to be revived after 40 years

The historic Coleburn Distillery is set to be revived after 40 years of lying dormant.  Located in the heart of Speyside, Coleburn is being brought...
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Rare bottle of whisky from Port Ellen Distillery set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction

A rare bottle of whisky from Port Ellen Distillery, which re-opened last year after 40 years, is set to fetch up to £300,000 at auction....
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World’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky to be released this year

Whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail is set to release the world's oldest single malt Scotch whisky this year - an 85-Years-Old from Glenlivet Distillery.  ...
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Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann invests in a new Scotch whisky Slanj

Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann has invested in a new blended Scotch whisky brand, called Slanj. Brothers Brian and Craig Halley, alongside friend Stuart...
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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...
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Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...

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