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Great Tapestry of Scotland artist Andrew Crummy among honours
ARTIST Andrew Crummy, who led the creation of The Great Tapestry of Scotland, was among those featured in the new year's honours list. Crummy was...

Holyrood and Heriot-Watt eye old barley varieties for whisky
SCIENTISTS and distillers are investigating which aromas and flavours are produced in whisky by old varieties of barley. Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh and Heriot-Watt University...

Hebridean Baker salutes Burns at Bonnie Badger
CHEF Tom Kitchin's restaurant with rooms, The Bonnie Badger at Gullane in East Lothian, will host Coinneach MacLeod - better known as "The Hebridean Baker"...
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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...

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...

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...

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...