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Scottish lamb consumption is half the UK average

More than three-quarters of Scots are regularly repeating the same meals for dinner week in, week out. The new research highlighted over half (54%) of...
Angus Glens Moorland Group won the Conservation and Environment category for 2018

Hunt for businesses who do their bit for conservation

Scottish businesses know how important the environment is to us all - and we're looking to hear from the best of them. The Scottish Rural...
Inside the Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion in Braemar

New attraction celebrates highland heritage

The name of the new heritage centre in Braemar has been revealed as The Duke of Rothesay Highland Games Pavilion. The construction of the first...

Have your say on the future of Scotland’s heritage

The public are being encouraged to have their say on the future of Historic Environment Scotland. HES has today, Friday, launched a nine-week public consultation...

Musicians and poets united for cultural exploration

Musicians and poets from throughout the UK and Ireland will come together in Scotland to explore their respective histories and languages through poetry and music....

Talented weaver Belinda is coming up roses

The Colourbothy studio in Hirns, Deeside, is the artistic home of innovative designer and weaver Belinda Rose. Belinda, who has been weaving for about 40...

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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.
Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin
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...
Jamie Ewan and Lachlan Maclean.

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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