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Old Ballantruan Aged 15 Years

Old Ballantruan is a new expression from Tomintoul Distillery

The Old Ballantruan Whisky Company announces the launch of its new release, Old Ballantruan Aged 15 Years. The Tomintoul Distillery lies within the Glenlivet Estate...
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Tartan weaving in the Highlands has moved a step closer

The 'plan B' to bring tartan weaving back to the Highlands of Scotland has hit its goal. Prickly Thistle’s Build the Mill campaign will enable...
The former Victoria Road School in Aberdeen

Old school site is up for sale ready for a revamp – but plans are wanted for the buildings

A former school site is to be made available for sale - but the plan is that new buyers will retain the old buildings. The...
Pipers parading at Castle Gordon

Piping organisations unite to create a new Scottish centre of excellence

A move to a new national centre of excellence for piping has been approved this week. The boards of the College of Piping and the...
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Enjoy more of Scotland’s great outdoors with a staycation this spring

Scots are being invited to stay in their own country this spring and enjoyed a staycation at Blair Castle Caravan Park. Nestled in the stunning...
Ken and Anne Gunn at their wedding in Skeabost House Hotel

Tribute to Ken Gunn, Scotland’s master hotelier of the seas

The man who introduced luxury sailing to the world of Scottish hospitality has died at the age of 67. Ken Gunn, the global seafarer who...

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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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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...
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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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