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Fishing set to return

The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has welcomed reports that the Scottish Government is set to ease some restrictions on local area angling when it sets out...

Success for birdwatchers’ mobile app

Just a year after its launch, more than 10,000 users have downloaded the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club’s free mobile app, Where to Watch Birds in Scotland....

The A-Z of whisky

Most of us want to come out of the lockdown having learned something, so if you’re embarrassed to admit that you have gone through almost...

Wild Thyme Spirits Launch New Gin – Cait Sith

Express your inner cat Hebridean island distillery Wild Thyme Spirits are about to launch an Old Tom style gin called Cait Sith (pronounced ‘Caught Shee’). The small batch...

Trossachs Wild Apothecary launches an online family foraging course

Professional forager and herbalist Rox Madeira has launched a virtual ‘Little Alchemists Club’, for families to learn about edible and medicinal plants online. The six-month...
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From Hong Kong to Shetland

Necessity, it seems, is the mother of invention in the arts as much as it is elsewhere. In that spirit, the Fine Art Society of...

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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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