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Jo Malone summer pop-up at St James Quarter

This July, Jo Malone London is bringing the British seaside to St James Quarter. On Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July a sweet summertime experience...
Karolina Binczyk.

The jewellery designer making earrings from recycled silk: ‘Each piece tells a story’

Ever since she was a little girl, Karolina Binczyk has always loved to make things. As a child growing up in Poland, her mother taught...
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The Good Books, Foday Mannah: ‘I always recommend Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stewart, it’s a stunning novel’

Foday Mannah on reading as a child, the author who has inspired him, what he's reading now.    The first book I remember reading: Children...
D137 P9. East Coast Looking North, Insh Island, Slate Islands, Argyll and Bute Savills

Insh Island: One of Scotland’s last untouched private Islands hits the market

Insh Island, one of Scotland's last untouched private islands has gone on the market - for just £500,000. The island is only accessible by private...
Caspar Lench in '324a' Ballet Nights Glasgow. Photo by Rimbaud Patron.

Review: Ballet Nights, Glasgow

The critically acclaimed Ballet Nights smash hit live dance show makes its long-awaited Scottish debut in July at Glasgow Theatre Royal, finds Lisa Simonis.  ...
Richard Rankin as John Rebus. Credit: Mark Mainz/Eleventh Hour Films

Detective John Rebus back on our screens as season two confirmed

Detective John Rebus will be back on our screens after the BBC confirmed a second season of the hit TV drama with Richard Rankin. The...

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SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

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Dram delights: Scotland’s new whiskies

We take a look at some of Scotland’s new expressions… Port Charlotte Named after the eponymous village two miles south of Bruichladdich Distillery, Port Charlotte...
Deerness Distillery was set up in 2016 and is known for its multi-award winning Sea Glass Gin.

Deerness Distillery: Family create new Orkney whisky using locally grown grains

On a peninsula in the east end of mainland Orkney lies Deerness Distillery. Set up in 2016 by husband-and-wife team Stuart and Adelle Brown, it...
Craig and Daniel Milne of Whisky Hammer raise a dram to celebrate £60 million sales as they celebrate their 100th online auction

Whisky Hammer: Macallan and Brora included in largest ever whisky auction

More than 5,000 rare bottles of whisky are going under the hammer this month, including a 50 Year Old Macallan and a 40 Year Old...
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Holyrood Distillery launch Embra: a new peated dram

Holyrood Distillery has launched its 2nd single malt whisky, Embra, setting the stage for an exploration into peated whisky. Embra is the first in a series...
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SWMS: All women tasting panel select five special edition whiskies

In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has released five special-edition single cask whiskies selected by an all women tasting panel....
The Cabrach Trust steading which will become home to the distillery. Credit: The Cabrach Trust

The Cabrach: Whisky production to return to the birthplace of Scotland’s national drink

Whisky production could return to the remote parish which claims to be the birthplace of Scotland's national drink. Famed for its long and colourful whisky...

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