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Review: Kinara, Glasgow

Ellie Forbes tries out one of Glasgow's newest Indian restaurants, Kinara.   I haven’t been lucky enough to visit India.  Friends who have made the...
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Fringe Review: 1984

Jeremy Welch praises Sofia Barvsevich's near sell-out production as 'brave, brutal, disturbing and absolutely relevant'. ★★★★★ 'War is peace, freedom is slavery and ignorance is...
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Fringe Review: Forging the Swords

Adapted from Lu Xun's novel, Forging the Swords tells the story of a naturally kind-hearted child, who is suddenly entrusted with the monumental task of...
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Fringe Review: Liminal

Megan Amato enjoys this contemporary dance production. ★★★★ If you didn't see this show, I'm sad to say that you missed out on a gem....
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Review: Skua pop-up

The team behind one of Stockbridge’s hottest bars, Skua, is host a street food pop-up, Coop on Potterrow in Fettle Cafe. Richard Bath popped in to...
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Fringe Review: Sex, Camp, Rock ‘N Roll

Ailsa Bath on this musical cabaret fantasy that explores sexuality and sex work. ★★★ With star of the show Ryan Patrick Welsh dressed in sheer,...

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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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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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