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Banking deal backs whisky firm’s global ambitions
Barclays has agreed a £22.5 million funding package with Kilchoman Distillery allowing them to invest in new production facilities and further grow the brand globally. Barclays has a wealth of experience and expertise in supporting the whisky industry in Scotland. The new deal with Kilchoman Distillery is the latest example of the bank providing financial…
Read MoreLoganair sparkles as it celebrates its diamond anniversary
Loganair, the UK’s largest regional airline, has today (1 February) marked its 60th anniversary – a major milestone for the longest-serving name in the UK airline industry. The Glasgow-based airline, which was formed on 1 February 1962, now flies over 70 routes throughout the UK, Isle of Man, Ireland, Norway and Denmark, and serves more…
Read MoreHighland Park 50 Year Old goes to a ballot
A new piece of whisky-making history, the 2021 edition of Highland Park 50 Year Old, is set for release. Only the fourth release of a whisky of this age and rarity in our distillery’s 224-year history, it was created from casks laid down in 1960, 1964 and 1968. Master whisky maker Gordon Motion, who brought…
Read MoreFife tourism bids to turn challenge into opportunity
A conference to boost tourism in Fife is set to take place in the area next month. The spotlight will be on the visitor economy in Fife this March, with the return of the Fife Tourism Conference. With the theme Turning Challenge Into Opportunity, the conference is being held on Thursday, March 10, at the…
Read MoreOlympic legend opens rowing club’s new landmark boathouse
Rowing legend Dame Katherine Grainger officially opened a new boathouse for St Andrew Boat Club, Edinburgh’s only open rowing club. The £1 million development, which has been a decade in the making, will allow Scotland’s oldest rowing club to live up to its slogan, ‘Rowing for all’, and offer opportunities to many more athletes of…
Read MoreArdgowan appoints industry veteran Mike Keiller as new chair
The Ardgowan Distillery has appointed industry veteran Mike Keiller as its new chair as the Inverclyde whisky makers gear up to build their new flagship distillery. Keiller will begin his role today (February 1), when he takes over from current chairman and whisky legend Willie Philips who is standing down after four years at Ardgowan…
Read MoreFierce flavour combination for Lunar New Year
Bross Bagels will celebrate Lunar New Year with the launch of a limited-edition bagel available from Tuesday, February 1. Not only will the foodie favourite introduce a brand-new Cantonese inspired filling, but the bagels themselves will also be given a twist, introducing a soy sauce infused bagel topped with black and white sesame seeds. Partnering…
Read MoreHonour for the inspirational Karen Darke MBE
Inspirational athlete and adventurer Karen Darke MBE has won a top mountaineering award. Organisers of the Fort William Mountain Festival have announce that one of the UK’s most inspirational athletes and ambitious adventurers, Karen Darke, whose life journey has called for total commitment, determination and resilience, is the 15th recipient of the Scottish Award for…
Read MoreThe rise of giving whisky at Chinese New Year
The millennia-old Chinese tradition of cultural gift-giving is fascinating, as I have learned, being governed by a set of applied codes of etiquette and superstition. More recently, South East Asian gift-giving has become increasingly intertwined with the world of high-age and rare single malt whisky. Its popularity has seen a growing interest in the giving…
Read MoreSPECTRA’s world premiere of Six Frames by Illuminos
SPECTRA, Scotland’s festival of light, will present the world premiere of a brand-new installation from Illuminos: Six Frames next month. Drawing inspiration from six repeating stanzas of Sheena Blackhall’s poem Twa Brigs Bussie, the installation brings audiences along for the journey, recreating the very same route described in the poem, from Brig o Dee to…
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