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Winter warmth marks Scottish Ensemble’s 50th

Scottish Ensemble’s ‘For a Winter’s Night’ series of Concerts by Candlelight was aptly named for its Edinburgh event, with the howling gales outside driving people...

A guide to Scotland – through alternative eyes

It’s been a long time since a book has made me genuinely laugh out loud but thanks to Maciejewski, my funny bone was well and...

A mystery disappearance in Aberdeenshire

When her mother mysteriously and suddenly disappears, Ellie Rook returns from travelling the world to her family home in rural Aberdeenshire. Unwilling to accept what...
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A legacy from Scotland’s maritime past for auction

Sotheby’s is currently offer one of the last remaining examples of the original Stroma Yoles, a style of boat that is a legacy from the...

1901 Irn-Bru recipe on the shelves for Christmas

Irn-Bru is turning back the clock to reissue the popular Scottish soft drink, just as it tasted in 1901. Barr’s research and development experts have...
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We Will Rock You – a killer (queen) of a musical

Successful band? Check. Hit after hit after hit? Check. Big fan base? Check. Straight away, you have the formula for a musical. What did I...

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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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