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Book review: 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die

Sammi Minion reviews 101 Whiskies to Try Before You Die by Ian Buxton who began working in the Scotch whisky industry in 1987. This compact guide...
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Apartment in Victorian building designed by Alexander Thomson up for sale

A stunning apartment located within an iconic Victorian A-Listed building designed by Alexander Thomson is up for sale in the west end of Glasgow. The...
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World’s oldest floral clock in Edinburgh is completed

This year's design on the world's oldest floral clock has been completed - with more than 50,000 flowers and plants. For 2023, the hugely popular...

Number of critically-endangered capercaillie increases

Numbers of critically-endangered capercaillie have increased for the first time in eight years. The birds are on the verge of extinction in Scotland with numbers...
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Wild at heart: chef William Hamer bring his taste of outdoors to Ardkinglas Estate

For top outdoor chef William Hamer alfresco dining is more than a summer novelty, it’s primal.  Everything is stripped back eating in the wild, says...
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Garage in Edinburgh converted into immaculate one bedroom flat up for sale

From the outside this garage looks like any other in the Scottish capital. But a closer inspection reveals an unsuspecting living space, crammed into just...

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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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