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SAC Consulting food and drink consultant Ceri Ritchie

New meat on the menu from Scotland’s shooting industry

Estates across Aberdeenshire are joining together to introduce consumers to a Scottish food product they might not usually pick up on their weekly shop. The...
Clare Brownlow's Christmas card for Schöffel Country

Pheasant feather artist makes a pleasant card

A Scottish-based artist has created the Christmas card for a leading outdoor clothing firm - using a pheasant feather. This year Schöffel Country have teamed...

Meeting Robert Louis Stevenson is in the timing

Featuring in his third book, Tom Afflick is Philip Caveney’s time-travelling adventurer and this time he meets famous author Robert Louis Stevenson. Can Tom persuade...
Ben Castle-Gibb as Frankenstein

A modern Frankenstein – with Mary Shelley at its heart

Frankenstein - it's a book that's become a monster in itself over the years. Mary Shelley's Gothic tale, first published in 1818, has gone on...
Liz Bonnin with a fistulated cow at UC Davis (Photo: Alisdair Livingstone)

Scotland’s farmers are fighting climate change

Scotland's meat producers say they are doing their bit to help the environment, after a TV documentary aired last night. The BBC One documentary, Meat:...
Shlok Godiyal and Louis Duncan Payne discuss the Super Power Agency at Leith Acadamye with author Ian Rankin (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Writer Ian Rankin joins the Super Power Agency

ebus author Ian Rankin shared some of his love of literacy with a group of Scots schoolchildren yesterday. He was supporting the Super Power Agency,...

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George McNeil is the new CEO of Aceo Ltd, a long-established independent whisky bottler and cask management specialist.

Whisky firm Aceo appoints its first chief executive

A leading independent whisky bottler and cask management specialist has appointed its first chief executive officer. Aceo Limited, an Edinburgh-based firm established 25 years ago,...
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A dram with Stewart Walker, Fettercairn Distillery: ‘All whiskies have a home, there’s a whisky for everyone’

Steeped in a rich history and aged finely like the golden spirit it distils, Fettercairn Distillery has seen a lot of change through the years....
Michael Henry, Master Blender at Loch Lomond Group

Loch Lomond Group’s Master Blender awarded prestigious Keeper of the Quaich

Loch Lomond Group’s Master Blender, Michael Henry, has been awarded a prestigious Keeper of the Quaich. Michael has led the whisky blending team at the...
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Rosebank Distillery introduces rare cask from 1990 for global travellers

Rosebank Distillery has introduced an extremely rare single cask from 1990 for global travellers.  Rich and fruity, the 33-year-old is the perfect expression of the...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
Billy Somerville, Senior Restaurant Manager at Amber Restaurant

Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...

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