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The light fantastic at Over Lunan (Photo: Al Smith)

A unique night time promenade performance

Dunes by the sea are coming to life each night until September 19. Commissioned by Hospitalfield and Arbroath 2020+1, Over Lunan is an extraordinary promenade...
Robert Duncan won the Wigtown Scots Prize

Wigtown Poetry Prize competition winners revealed

The 2021 winners of the Wigtown Poetry Prize, Scotland’s annual international awards for poems in the nation’s three indigenous languages, have been revealed. A mark...
Chairman of the Asian Restaurant Awards, Yawar Khan

Shortlist for the 5th Asian Restaurant Awards

The fifth Asian Restaurant Awards in association with Just Eat will return to Scotland later this month 2021. The awards recognise outstanding culinary excellence, and...

Discover the stunning islands of adventure

Treasured Islands’ blurb says that there are 6,000 islands around the coast of the British Isles, and that only 194 of them are inhabited –...

Finding romance in Edinburgh’s Botanic Gardens

Dedicated ‘to the lovers who vowed to wed in secret during lockdown’, Sara Sheridan hints at the intense romance of this piece of historical fiction...

Plane crash victims died before flight in crime novel

Denzil Meyrick’s Tartan Noir becomes more credible with each release, and he has really hit his stride with this one. Each character contributes a unique...

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Isle of Tiree Distillery launches the island’s first legal whisky in more than 200 years

The first legal single malt whisky produced on the Hebridean island of Tiree in over two centuries has been launched.  Once known as Tìr an...
George McNeil is the new CEO of Aceo Ltd, a long-established independent whisky bottler and cask management specialist.

Whisky firm Aceo appoints its first chief executive

A leading independent whisky bottler and cask management specialist has appointed its first chief executive officer. Aceo Limited, an Edinburgh-based firm established 25 years ago,...
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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....
Michael Henry, Master Blender at Loch Lomond Group

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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