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Fringe Review: Isabella Charlton – So My Dad F****d The Nanny

Richard Bath is still struggling to process this comedian's tale of a dark steamy affair between her father and the family's nanny. ★★★ I seriously...
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Fringe Review: Juliet Cowan – F*ck Off and Leave Me Alone

Richard Bath heads to Juliet Cowan's comedy debut which delivers a part teenage confessional, part middle-aged rallying cry. ★★ You know you've attained true Marmite...
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Fringe Review: Shitty Mozart

Richard Bath finds proof that 'just because you can, it doesn't mean you should' at this one man show. ★★ The premise of this show is that...
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Fringe Review: Adults Only Magic Show

Richard Bath heads out for an adults-only night of magic and comedy. ★★★★ Short version: I really enjoyed this, and it was comfortably the best...
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Slave to the rhythm: Scottish Colourists, J. D. Fergusson

The most progressive and cosmopolitan of the Scottish Colourists, J. D. Fergusson expressed his national identity and love of sensual pleasures in dynamic modern paintings...
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Bar + Block’s Mexican-Inspired Menu, Edinburgh

Located on Edinburgh's Princes Street, Bar + Block is a steakhouse in a prime location. I have passed it a hundred times on the high...

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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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