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Scots cask drink named World’s Best Flavoured Cider

Thistly Cross' Whisky Cask Cider has been voted the World's Best Flavoured Cider, winning gold in the World Cider Awards. Complimented on its balanced wood-influence,...
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A shortbread and gin recipe from Bake Off’s Ruby

2018 Great British Bake Off finalist Ruby Bhogal is working with The Old Curiosity Distillery in Edinburgh to bring back its popular Christmas gin. The...

A fun guide to Dundee exploring hidden treasures

Dundee: A Very Peculiar History is an illustrated pocket-sized guide to the hidden treasures of Dundee, Scotland’s fourth largest city. It takes a light-hearted approach...
The Balmoral - Number One - head chef Mark Donald (Photo: Schnapps Photography)

Scotland has two new Michelin star eateries

There are two new Scottish stars in the latest Michelin guide to the top restaurants in Britain and Ireland. The prestigious guide’s list for 2020...

Rick Stein coming to Edinburgh for special event

Britain’s most famous seafood chef is coming to Scotland for a unique event next month. Rick Stein will create a six-course seafood feast to celebrate...
Pictured with Ellie Marshall (aged eight, from Wigtown Primary School with Dumfries and Galloway major events champion Adam Wilson (Photo: Colin Hattersley)
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Wigtown Book Festival 2019 another big success

It’s been another superb year for the Wigtown Book Festival. Preliminary figures suggest that audience numbers matched or even bettered the 29,000 achieved for the...

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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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