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Visitors enjoying the Edinburgh Food Festival on a pleasant summer evening

Just one week to go until Edinburgh Food Festival

Food lovers across Edinburgh and the Lothians have only one week to wait until this year’s Edinburgh Food Festival kicks off in Assembly George Square...

Lots to sea and do at the Scottish Maritime Museum

A host of activities have been lined up for this summer at the Scottish Maritime Museum. Based on Irvine Harbourside in North Ayrshire, a variety...
Chamomile grown at Windy Hollow Farm near Auchterarder

Did you know that tea grows in the Highlands?

Scotland has many fantastic items when it comes to natural produce - whisky, fruit, vegetables - but one that doesn't automatically spring to mind is...
Inside the One20 Wine Café

Up to 20 new jobs created as £1.7m wine cafe opens

The first phase of a £1.7million wine café and luxury food and wine boutique has launched in Edinburgh. Creating 15-20 jobs, One20 Wine Café is...
Inside the new Hawksmoor restaurant

Restaurant to open in former Royal Bank HQ

A multi award-winning restaurant is opening its doors in the Scottish capital this week. Hawksmoor – the highly anticipated 185 cover steak and seafood restaurant...

Amber gets the green light to collect award

Dunfermline’s Amber McCullough becomes the NAF Shining Star for July, for her outstanding showjumping. The 15-year-old Amber McCullough received the honour from British Showjumping through...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
Billy Somerville, Senior Restaurant Manager at Amber Restaurant

Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...

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