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Scottish Opera ready to make its festival debut
Scottish Opera is performing at the award-winning Lammermuir Festival in East Lothian for the first time this September, with a new semi-staged performance of Benjamin...
Burns centenary book located at charity sale
A chance find at a charity book sale has been found to be a literary gem. Cassie Kennedy was attending the sale and knew she...
Unique ceramics and killer whale skull to go on show
A killer whale skull from the only resident killer whale pod in the UK is among the fascinating objects featured in New to the National...
Four new books about Shetland’s War to be launched
The first of four books about Shetland’s role in the First World War will be launched later this month. The are being published by Shetland...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
