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Scottish Opera is staging a one of a kind, outdoor promenade production of Leonard Bernstein’s satirical opera, Candide in Glasgow this summer. And it's appealing...

Aboyne Highland Games all set for August return

After an absence of three years, organisers have confirmed that Aboyne Highland Games will be held this August. The traditional Royal Deeside event, which attracts...
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND -  February 9 2022: 

Mackies Ice Cream - New Flavours, White Chocolate & Raspberry and Strawberry Swirl.

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Mackie’s scoops up talented graduate for brand new dream role

A graduate has kick-started a dream career developing ice cream and chocolate in the creative heart of Mackie’s of Scotland’s family farm - where it...

Boswell Book Festival unveils opening night guests

There's less than two months to go until the Boswell Book Festival returns. Organisers are currently finalising the festival programme - the world's only festival...

Find a better you with Scotland as inspiration

Who needs a gym when you have Scotland? That's the message the back page of The Kilted Coaches: How to Stick to the Damn Plan,...

Youth music series returning to our screens

One More TUNE, BBC Scotland’s youth music brand returns for a new 10-part series on the BBC Scotland channel this weekend. Presented by charismatic frontman...

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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.
Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin
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...
Jamie Ewan and Lachlan Maclean.

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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