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Inaugural Glasgow gin festival attracts sponsor

Leading intellectual property firm Marks & Clerk has been named the official corporate sponsor of an inaugural gin festival in Glasgow happening this week. True...
Paula Ward, Regional Leadership Director at VisitScotland, with Langholm Primary School pupils and the Highland Coosmonaut (Photo: Phil Wilkinson)

An out of this world celebration for Scotland

The world’s first-ever Highland Coosmonaut has been launched into ‘near space’ as part of a new tourism campaign, to celebrate Scotland’s connection to the first...

Historic links between Scotland and China

The Chinese in Britain: A History of Visitors and Settlers celebrates the Chinese who immigrated and visited Britain. This book details notable Chinese people who...

Eden Mill launches new gin cocktail range

Three brand-new and exclusive pre-mixed gin cocktails from St Andrews based distiller Eden Mill are now in a supermarket. Created using three different gins from...

Enjoy summer nights with fine food evenings

Balgove Larder is looking forward to those summer nights with a line-up of Night Markets to make the most of the longer daylight hours. A...

Thriller will keep you reading late at night

From the author of Dead Girl Walking comes another gripping crime drama. Diana Jager is a successful young surgeon and anti-sexism blogger, but when her...

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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.
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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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