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Producer’s Corner: Joe Sykes from Joelato

While many people dream of giving up the day job to turn their hobby into a business, not many actually do.  But someone who did...

Bowmore whisky sells for more than £500,000 at auction

A bottle of Bowmore whisky has sold for more than £500,000 at auction. Distilled in 1962 on Islay, it’s Bowmore’s oldest dram and sold for...
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REVIEW: Duck & Waffle Edinburgh’s Sunday roast

If there’s one thing that Rosie Morton loves, it’s a hearty, autumnal meal. She jumps headlong into the new season by tucking into Duck &...

Christmas at the Botanics 2023 tickets on sale now

AD Feature  The magic of the festive season is set to return to the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh this winter as Christmas at the Botanics...
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Exploring the Ancient Atlantic Remnants of Morvern and Sunart

AD Feature  Not content with the confines of a warm and dry studio space, Inverness-shire based artists Jonathan Shearer and Michelle Knight are compelled to...
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Heart of a lioness: Artist inspired by David Yarrow celebrates first solo exhibition

A wildlife painter who gave up a potential art career after having her confidence knocked at school is celebrating her first solo exhibition at a...

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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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