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Three authors in the running for the Kelpies Prize
A haunted lighthouse, a lost wizard and Bonnie Prince Charlie all feature in this year’s prize for new Scottish fiction for children. They are all in...
King Henry’s Sister Margaret: Scotland’s Tudor Queen
In King Henry’s Sister Margaret: Scotland’s Tudor Queen, a biography of Margaret Tudor, Mary McGrigor breathes new life into the story of one of the...
A festival of gin is now underway in Scotland
A festival of gin is currently underway in Edinburgh - and it's bigger and better than ever. Nicholson’s Gin Fest has returned for its third...
The Restless Wave: My Two Lives With John Bellany
Helen Bellany, twice married to the late John Bellany, is beautifully candid about her life with the renowned Scottish artist in The Restless Wave: My...
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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...
