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Fringe Review: Hello, the Hell: Othello

Megan Amato reviews Hello, the Hell: Othello at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. BARDOLATORS may be horrified to hear that I was never a huge fan...
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Fringe Review: Taiwan Season – Duo

Megan Amato reviews Duo from the Taiwan Season at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. SOME dance productions are so emotionally charged and physically exacting that they...
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FRINGE REVIEW: Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson

Megan Amato reviews Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. HAVING interviewed Chris Grace last month, I walked into his show with a...
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Fringe Review: At That Time, Byeon

Megan Amato reviews At That Time, Byeon at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. SOMETIMES when you walk into an Edinburgh Fringe show, you immediately understand that...

Fringe Review: Ringer

Jeremy Welch reviews Ringer at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. RINGER tells the tale of a callous, dissolute actor called Fabian Bevan, played by Fabian Bevan....

Fringe Review: Nan, me and Barbara Pravi

Jeremy Welch reviews Nan, me and Barbara Pravi at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. WHAT a wonderful way to spend an hour at the Fringe in...

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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