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Mac & Wild launches British Game Alliance grouse cook kit

SCOTTISH restaurant chain Mac & Wild has teamed up with the British Game Alliance (BGA) to launch grouse cooking kits, which will go on sale...
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‘Save Our Scotland’ tartans launched

DESIGNER Clare Campbell has created two tartans for the National Trust for Scotland's "Save Our Scotland" emergency fundraising campaign. Campbell, founder of design firm Prickly...
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Splash of colour as The Balmoral reopens

THE Balmoral in Edinburgh marked its reopening on Saturday with flowers lining the steps to the hotel's front door. General manager Richard Cooke and his...
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de Burgh Wine Merchants delivers restaurant quality at home

WHEN the hospitality industry was shut down in March due to the coronavirus pandemic, de Burgh Wine Merchants was faced with losing 95% of its...

Coasts and waters calendar seeks photographs

BUDDING photographers are being asked to submit their coasts and waters pictures to a competition being run by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). The agency is...

Butchers shine with ‘diamond awards’

THREE Scottish butchers' shops have been presented with the diamond award at the Scottish Craft Butchers' Awards. Boghall Butchers in West Lothian won the "best...

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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...
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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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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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