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Alexander McCall Smith song raises cash for Covid research

WORDS by Alexander McCall Smith have been set to music to raise money for the University of Oxford's research into coronavirus treatments. Hand of Hope...

Aberfeldy distillery names new manager

A JOURNEY that began with a summer job in a whisky shop in Inverness has led John MacKenzie to become the manager of Aberfeldy distillery...

Scotland’s hotels get ready to welcome guests back

HOTELS throughout Scotland are preparing to welcome back guests as the coronavirus lockdown continues to ease. The Scottish Government is expected to lift restrictions so...

Ewing: Kids ‘don’t know chips come from potatoes’

THE Scottish Government's rural economy secretary has praised farmers for keeping the nation fed during lockdown - but has expressed his fear that children don't...

Morrison’s Academy to reopen to all pupils in August

ALL pupils will be welcomed back to Morrison's Academy when the Perthshire school reopens in August. The independent school said that children attending nursery through...

Whisky barrel-aged beers turned into cocktails

BARTENDER Dillon Barrie has created eight cocktails using four of The Clan Brewing Co’s craft beers that have been aged in single malt whisky casks....

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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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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Once Upon a Time in Scotland: Hollywood legend Harrison Ford becomes the new face of Glenmorangie whisky

Hollywood legend Harrison Ford has become the new face of Glenmorangie whisky as he dons on kilt in a series of short films released to...
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A dram with Gordon Motion, Highland Park: ‘Highland Park 56 started back in 1968, it’s our oldest and rarest whisky’

Since its beginnings as a 'side-hustle' of church beadle and whisky smuggler Magnus ‘Mansie’ Eunson, Highland Park has been an iconic part of the global...

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