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The true story of a botanical fraud in Scotland
Los Angeles Times Book Prize finalist and all-round critically acclaimed, A Rum Affair tells the extraordinary tale of eminent botanist John Heslop Harrison. In the...
Peter Capaldi helps raise thousands for CHAS
Scots actor Peter Capaldi helped to raise thousands of pounds for charity at the weekend. Capital Sci-Fi Con – Edinburgh’s not-for-profit sci-fi, movie and pop...
Old cobblers: bad things happen to good brogues
Archie Hume of A Hume Country Clothing discusses the enduring relationship between a man and his brogues. The day arrives in every man’s life when...
French food flair comes to Scottish restaurants
There’s so much to fall in love with in Paris: the history, the architecture, and of course, the cuisine. Bubbling Croque Monsieur eaten on the...
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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,...
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...
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...
Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery
When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised. Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
