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Let’s talk about… storing whisky
The experts from the Edinburgh Whisky Academy share their top tips for looking after your Scotch. A CANDIDATE contacted us recently to ask whether a...
Some NTS sites stay shut to 2022 as £2.5m emergency plea opens
THE National Trust for Scotland has launched an "emergency appeal" to raise £2.5 million so it can reopen some of its properties - but warned...
Buchan filmmaker reaches overseas lockdown fans
A FILMMAKER from Aberdeenshire has found a new international audience for her videos about the Buchan coastline during lockdown. Jill McWilliam, who runs the Doric Future...
Robert Burns and Harry Potter go under the hammer
LETTERS written by the national bard and a signed copy of the first Harry Potter novel are among the lots up for sale on Wednesday at...
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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...
