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Happy nostalgia for beach holidays in Scotland

Wish You Were Still Here: The Scottish Seaside Holiday is a nostalgic look at the long lost Scottish beach holiday. There are plenty of old...
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Fall in love with Magnum cream liqueur this Valentine’s Day

Scotland’s leading Scotch malt whisky cream liqueur, Magnum, is now offering free delivery across mainland UK in time for Valentine’s Day. Baileys rival, Magnum, is...
Rugby legend and Motor Neuron Disease campaigner Doddie Weir selects a cask of single malt to have bottled for his foundation, My Name’5 Doddie. [Credit: Mike Wilkinson]

Doddie Weir selects a cask for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation

Rugby legend Doddie Weir – who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2016 – visited Glenkinchie Distillery in East Lothian to hand-pick a...

D for Dumfries in this handy guide to the south

Known as ‘The Queen of the South’, Dumfries is laid out for all to see in this A-Z. Don’t mistake it for a collection of...
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New study looks at how culture could be opened up

The National Trust for Scotland has published new public opinion research on current cultural activity in Scotland, and the barriers to its development, ahead of...
Louise Gray holds two roosters that have been killed and plucked by hand

Feed your soul with a slow-grown Scottish chicken

When it comes to a roast chicken dinner, buying Scottish and choosing a slow-grown bird will satisfy more than your stomach. Roast chicken used to...

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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...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin
Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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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...
Jamie Ewan and Lachlan Maclean.

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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