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Celebrating a fascinating explorer of the Victorian era
Author Jacki Hill-Murphy has travelled to some of the lesser explored parts of the world to recreate the journeys of female explorers from the past....
Stephen King joins the 2021 hybrid Bloody Scotland
International Crime Writing Festival Bloody Scotland has revealed its most ambitious programme yet. The event provides a showcase for the best crime writing from Scotland...
Wet and wild – a tried and tested special feature
It seems that 2021 is becoming the year of watersports. The world and his wife and their dog are either leaping headfirst into wild swimming,...
Mental health – from both sides of the table
Finding True North is an important book highlighting a topic that should be more widely discussed – mental health in adults. Author Linda Gask, who...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route
Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route. The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...
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...
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...
