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Eden Mill to open Glasgow bar and Blendworks

A popular Scottish gin and whisky distiller is to open its first retail outlet outside St Andrews. Eden Mill is to open in Glasgow’s award-winning...

Kilted Yoga’s Finlay joins Wigtown Book Festival

Finlay Wilson, whose first Kilted Yoga video has had more than 70 million views on the internet, was among the guests at the 20th Wigtown...

No disappointment with seafood at The Fishmarket

I’ve seen a few whoppers in my life, but The Fishmarket was the biggest ever. It was described as simply ‘Fruits of the Sea, a...
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Another bloody good festival of crimewriting

Scotland's annual festival of crime writing has enjoyed another successful year - without a drop of blood being spilt. Bloody Scotland is the nation’s International...

Weaving world will descend on Scotland for award

Scotland is to host the 2019 Cordis Award, the biggest international award for tapestry weaving. The judging panel for the honour has now been revealed. Miranda Harvey,...

Museum will host a series of artist talks

The Scottish Maritime Museum is to host another artist talk at an afternoon event this Saturday (29 September). Helen Bellany, artist and partner of the...

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Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row

For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares.  But for Jamie, Ewan,...
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Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle

Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled.  Ferintosh was once the largest...
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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...
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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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