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Review: Jack and the Beanstalk, Aberdeen

★★★★★ The Panto is a festive institution in Aberdeen every year and this year it returned to His Majesty’s Theatre to tell the story of...
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Review: Spa afternoon tea at The Sheraton Grand, Edinburgh

Morag Bootland treats herself to an indulgent and relaxing festive afternoon tea and spa package at The Sheraton Grand Hotel and Spa in Edinburgh. The...
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Michelin Star chef Nuno Mendes on how to pair seafood and whisky

Renowned Portuguese chef Nuno Mendes, from the Michelin Starred restaurant Viajante in London, has teamed up with Old Pulteney to showcase how to pair seafood...
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Review: Cocktails, vinyl and small plates at Sebb’s in Glasgow

SEBB's is cool, in a retro 1980s way that is on trend for anyone who wasn’t old enough to remember the decade the first-time round....
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Tributes Paid to Scottish Hotelier Ken McCulloch

Doyen of Scottish hospitality, Ken McCulloch has died in Glasgow, aged 76. Born in Glasgow in 1948, Ken McCulloch went on to become one of...
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Review: Castle of Light, Edinburgh

Edinburgh is celebrating its 900th anniversary with a spectacular light show at the capital’s castle. The celebration will light up Edinburgh's skyline for the fifth...

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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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