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The robot invasion of Edinburgh is now underway

Robots have invaded the National Museums of Scotland today. The completion of the transformation of the National Museum of Scotland’s iconic Victorian building in Edinburgh...

Would you go nuts for haggis doughnuts?

Burns Night is almost upon us - and a London restaurant has created a haggis doughnut. In honour of Scotland’s most famous poet Robert Burns,...

Last call for the hospitality firms to join trade event

The organisers of ScotHot, Scotland’s leading hospitality trade event, have issued a final call for exhibitors after a bumper sales year. ScotHot, which is attended...

Scottish Game Fair will return in July with new sponsor

The GWCT Scottish Game Fair has started the new year in style by announcing an exciting new partnership with NFU Mutual. The leading rural insurer...
Haggis isn't always the first choice for celebrating Burns Night

Campaign bids to bring the world a haggis emoji

Scots all over the world are being called upon to support a campaign to bring Scotland’s national dish into the language of emojis. In what...
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Go with the snow this Sunday for World Snow Day

It’s World Snow Day on Sunday (20 January) with over 469 events in 45 countries around the world - and Scotland won't miss out! 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.
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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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