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A Week in Whisky: Taking ‘Precious Time’

Peter Ranscombe takes another light-hearted look at the world of whisky… FEW photographers or directors can compare with David Eustace. He's long been a firm...
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What’s on this weekend: Art, rivers, and chips

Peter Ranscombe takes a look at what's on this weekend in Scotland. THE Glasgow Contemporary Arts Fair returns to its marque outside Kelvingrove Art Gallery...

‘Wonders of Wool’ on show tomorrow

WOOL will be the star of the show tomorrow when the National Museum of Rural Life kicks off its "woolly weekend" in East Kilbride. The...

Ideal Home Show begins in Glasgow today

THE Ideal Home Show is throwing open its doors in Glasgow today. Speakers on the main stage inclyde John Amabile, Danni Menzies, Martin Roberts, and...

The show will go on thanks to Fringe funding

FRESH funding for 13 Edinburgh Festival Fringe producers means "the show will go on" this summer. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is distributing nearly £1.3...

Port of Leith opens its Lind & Lime gin distillery

PORT of Leith is preparing to welcome the first visitors to its new Lind & Lime gin distillery. The site, on the port's Coburg Street,...

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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...
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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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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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