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Remote off-grid home on Knoydart peninsula with its own private beach hits the market
Looking for some peace and quiet? Well this incredible off the grid home on Knoydart peninsula, complete with its own beach, might just be for...

Review: Landy’s, the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile
Editor Richard Bath heads out to Landy’s to try out the chippy bringing the seaside classics to Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, offering nostalgic favourites like salt...

Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘It is easy to see why gorse has always been so closely linked to the sun’s energy and light’
Gorse tends to start to flower early and can be seen even in March but it isn’t till May that it comes into full bloom...

Producer’s Corner: Fetcha, Fiona McArthur
When Campbeltown chocolatier Fiona McArthur started to make vegan delights from her friend's kitchen in 2020 she dreamed of one day seeing them in the...
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Local landmarks inspire Kingsbarns’ whisky names
KINGSBARNS, the family-owned distillery in Fife, has today unveiled its latest whisky – Balcomie. Matured in American oak butts that previously held oloroso sherry, the...

Scotland’s first ‘vertical distillery’ takes shape
CONSTRUCTION has begun at Scotland's first "vertical distillery". Foundations have been laid for the £12 million Port of Leith distillery. The site sits next door...

A very special whisky – from The Wine Society
Peter Ranscombe tastes the first whisky from the society's reserve cask selection. WITH a name like "The Wine Society", it may not be the first...

A week in whisky: Online, online and – erm – online
AS LIFE moves online once more, Scotland's distillers are making the most of virtual opportunities. A team of 200 members of staff at Whyte &...