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Dalkeith Palace to stage an arts and ornamental event

Dalkeith Palace is set to open its doors for Art and Ornament, an exhibition celebrating 300 years of Master Carver Grinling Gibbons. Taking place from...

A true celebration of Scottish mountaineering

Subtitled ‘A Celebration of Scottish Mountaineering’, The Great Mountain Crags of Scotland is a huge guide to the greatest crags in Scotland revolves around some...
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New kid on the Block

Princes Street is an uncommon location for a restaurant, but I would gladly travel to more unusual places for a good steak dinner. Bar +...

A whisky atlas of Europe will hit the shelves this week

An atlas covering the whisky (and whiskey) distilleries of Europe is set to be published next month. The Whisk(e)y Atlas Europe 2022 is the continuation...
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Artist Erraid Gaskell – from Bangladesh to Buchlyvie

Modern Expressionist painter Erraid Gaskell finished her degree in Fine Art at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in 2020 but, like many...
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Art for Peace project at St Giles’ Cathedral

Burns&Beyond - Edinburgh’s flagship Burns festival - today launched the Art for Peace project Les Colombes. Les Colombes, a major, internationally renowned installation created by...

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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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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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