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Fringe Review: Margolyes & Dickens The Best Bits

Ailsa Bath enjoys this 'brilliant' performance from Miriam Margolyes. ★★★★   Knowing Miriam mainly from her salacious chat shows, Harry Potter cameo and regular appearances...
Travelling Without Moving’, an atmospheric shot of boats on Loch Rusky in the Trossachs.

Scotland Through A Lens: Ian Bowie, Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year

Scotland’s natural heritage provides the perfect inspiration for The Scottish Landscape Photographer of the Year winner Ian Bowie, finds Ellie Forbes.  Ian Bowie longs for...
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Fringe Review: Apricity

Apricity is much more than acrobatic circus with acts of seemingly impossible feats of bravery, says Jeremy Welch. ★★★★ Apricity is defined as 'the warmth...
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Fringe Review: The Dreamer

Fiona Tenneb praises James Phelan's awe-inspiring show. ★★★★ 'Surround yourself with the dreamers. The doers, the believers and the thinkers. But most of all surround...
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Fringe Review: It’s Not My Body/This Is

Megan Amato enjoys this titillating duo of performances. ★★★★ A tale of two contrasting shows, one that moved quickly and involved virtually every muscle in...
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Fringe Review: PALS

This production is 'a wonderful way to be entertained and laugh', says Jeremy Welch. ★★★ This is a funny, slightly chaotic play that will leave...

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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