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Military tattoo will be light and bright in 2019
The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo will be the light fantastic when it takes place this year. The event will celebrate visible light in all its...

Musicians to showcase talent at Celtic festival
One of Scotland’s leading traditional arts organisations, Fèis Rois, is hosting the Scotland Pavilion in August. Being held at the acclaimed Festival Interceltique de Lorient...

Walter the Wanderer is coming to the Fringe
A Scottish children’s tale of bravery, immigration and diversity is coming to the Fringe. Walter the Wanderer is everything a children’s illustrated book could ask...

Nine new books in Scots given funding grants
Nine new titles in Scots have been awarded funding by the Scots Language Publication Grant. Funded by the Scottish Government and administered by Scottish Book...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route
Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route. The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...

Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...

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...