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Incredible year continues with award for 21212

A Scottish Michelin star restaurant has been awarded Gourmet Bolthole of the Year at the 2018 Food and Travel Reader Awards. Edinburgh’s only Michelin star...

Awards are holding out for a rural hero

The search is now on for a hero of Scotland's rural life. Each year the Scottish Rural Awards honours someone or a group which has...

Dining habits in Scotland’s capital are revealed

A new survey says that the most popular way to dine in Scotland's capital is dinner for two people at 7pm. OpenTable, the world’s leading...
Scotland’s new National Centre for Children’s Literature and Storytelling Centre, and pictured in Moat Brae House’s cupula gallery are Peter Pan Moat Brae Trust chairman Dame Barbara Kelly (right) and project director Cathy Agnew. (Photo: Colin Hattersley)

It’s not a tall tale – storytelling centre is on the way

A first glimpse inside the newly restored Moat Brae House, where Peter Pan began, has revealed the extent of the work undertaken to save a...
Brora Primary's P5 class looking at the sieving machine

Get ready to step back in time in the Highlands

A special celebration of Highland heritage is to get underway later this month. For three weeks, from Friday 28 September, the Highland Archaeology Festival will...

A monster of a drink is launched at Loch Ness

A Loch Ness doctor and a retired detective have launched Scotland’s first absinthe blanche. Using botanicals, including wormwood, juniper and mint, hand- picked from around...

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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...
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A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’

From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...
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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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