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Big Burns Supper 2022. Eddi Reader and band rehearse in the Globe Inn in Dumfries for a broadcast on Burns Night. : 4 January 2022
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Big Burns Supper is an online success

Eddi Reader’s Big Burns Supper entertained an audience of around 90,000 last night, making it the biggest online Burns Night celebration in the world for...

A new book celebrating blended Scotch whiskies

A new book exploring the world of blended whiskies has been released. The International Wine and Food Society has published Exploring Blended Scotch, investigating a...

Alan Cumming heading for the Festival

The Edinburgh International Festival and the National Theatre of Scotland are to celebrate Robert Burns' life and legacy with Burn, starring Alan Cumming. It will...

A celebration of a Clan Chief’s magnificent seat

Finlaystone is a large country estate in Renfrewshire, near Glasgow, seat of the current Chief of the Clan MacMillan. This book, created by six members...
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The Scots ship with a place in American history

A Scots ship which played an important part in American history is to be remembered at a revamped exhibition. A multi-million pound revamp of Paisley...
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Knitted herring at the Scottish Fisheries Museum

A brightly coloured shoal of herring created by knitters from across the UK is now on display at the Scottish Fisheries Museum in Anstruther Harbour,...

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A dram with Stewart Walker, Fettercairn Distillery: ‘All whiskies have a home, there’s a whisky for everyone’

Steeped in a rich history and aged finely like the golden spirit it distils, Fettercairn Distillery has seen a lot of change through the years....
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Loch Lomond Group’s Master Blender awarded prestigious Keeper of the Quaich

Loch Lomond Group’s Master Blender, Michael Henry, has been awarded a prestigious Keeper of the Quaich. Michael has led the whisky blending team at the...
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Rosebank Distillery introduces rare cask from 1990 for global travellers

Rosebank Distillery has introduced an extremely rare single cask from 1990 for global travellers.  Rich and fruity, the 33-year-old is the perfect expression of the...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
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Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...

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