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A mix of storytelling, mystery and building

Ann Craig awaits her mill owner husband’s return on the dark and stormy night of 29 December 1879, in The Night He Left by Sue...
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A feast fit for a mad king at Le Roi Fou

  It’s summer in the city and the New Town is bustling with locals heading home from work, meeting friends to sit in the sunshine...
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Glasgow School of Art graduate’s first solo exhibition

GSA Graduate and one of GAC's youngest artist members, Hannah Lyth’s first major solo exhibition goes on show in the Billiard Room this weekend. Entitled...

A photographic celebration of our lighthouses

A triumph of photography, Ian Cowe captures the majesty of Scotland and the Isle of Man’s lighthouses. Cowe’s fabulous images show the earliest 17th-century lighthouses,...

The ideal read when you’re going on holiday

When writer Paul Stewart heads to the Italian town of Montalcino to finish his book, it seems like the perfect escape in My Italian Bulldozer....
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TWO FOR ONE ENTRY TO GEORGE WATSON’S COLLEGE ANTIQUES & FINE ART FAIR

There's nothing quite like a weekend spent browsing a lovely selection of antiques and art.   Galloway Fairs will hold their July antiques and fine...

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SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

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....
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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...
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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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