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Wigtown Book Festival inspires Irish book town
IRELAND could soon get its first "book town" thanks to inspiration from Wigtown Book Festival. Granard in County Longford aims to raise £20,000 for its...
World’s smallest martini bar joins Glasgow Cocktail Week
THE world's smallest martini bar is rolling into the Dear Green Place to mark the start of Glasgow Cocktail Week. Hidden inside a former boulangerie...
Plastic bottles hit the buffers on Caledonian Sleeper
THE days of pinching those wee bottles of shower gel to take home from the Caledonian Sleeper are numbered, as part of efforts to reduce...
Winners revealed at Bloody Scotland book festival
TWO crime writers carried off the top prizes last night as the Bloody Scotland book festival got underway in Stirling. Alan Parks won the McIlvanney...
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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...
