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Burns Supper to support Doddie Weir’s foundation

More than 350 guests expected to attendLondon's biggest Burns Night, in support of the  My Name'5 Doddie Foundation . On Tuesday, January 25, global event...
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Burns Night range launched at supermarket

Scots food producers have been given a huge boost ahead of Burns Night. To help Scots mark one of the most celebrated days in the...
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Five great books to help you through winter

The dark nights are still here and the brightly-coloured lights are down. To brighten up our evenings, the Rare Birds Book Club is suggesting some...

Has your wild game hero been shortlisted?

Scottish game heroes need your help in the bid to win national titles. Following more than 250 businesses being nominated, the Eat Game Awards’ shortlist...

A new take on the Battle of Bannockburn

In Scotland, history and politics often become entangled. For some, the past is a source of inspiration for the future. For others, it becomes a...
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Burns Supper live online from his birthplace

The National Trust for Scotland is hosting the only online Burns Night event to come from the bard’s birthplace in Alloway. Step through the screen...

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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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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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