Capital market ‘healthiest’ in more than a decade

Edinburgh’s housing market is experiencing its strongest start to the year for more than a decade, according to Warners Solicitors and Estate Agents. The capital has seen no slowdown of activity so far in 2019, with conditions looking much healthier for both buyers and sellers – with the rising numbers of properties available for sale,…

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Scotland’s Home of the Year to be revealed tonight

The final episode of Scotland’s Home of the Year 2019 will be aired tonight, Wednesday 29 May at 8pm on BBC Scotland. After a spectacular series, it’s finally crunch time for the judges. Coming together in an hour-long special, they will consider all seven finalists and reveal Scotland’s Home of the Year. The seven home…

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Highland Boundary founder rewarded for innovation

The founder of a Scottish distillery is celebrating this week after winning the Innovator Award at the Scottish Women in Business Awards ceremony held in Glasgow. Highland Boundary’s founder Marian Bruce received the Innovator Award, which is awarded for exemplary innovation in products, services or service delivery and reflects the efforts Marian has made founding…

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Thousands took part in pipe band championships

Several thousand of the world’s best pipers and drummers turned Paisley into a sea of tartan at the weekend as the town hosted one of piping’s biggest and most prestigious events. The British Pipe Band Championships saw huge crowds flock to the town’s St James Playing Fields for the first of the five annual ‘majors’…

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Spirit of Speyside whisky honour for the Benromach

Benromach 10 Years Old has been crowned the winner in the 12 Years & Under category at the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Awards 2019. The annual competition seeks out the best whiskies from Scotland’s most prolific whisky-producing region. Just two finalists are selected in each category during a blind taste challenge held by the judging…

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How independent schools have become so relevant

The New Meritocracy is thorough analysis of how the independent schools sector has transformed itself dramatically from 1979-2015. In a single generation it has gone from from an outdated wing of the establishment to a formidable engine of modern education. Peel offers a forensic examination of how independent schools have benefited from competition and raised…

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Distillery’s new visitor centre and bottling

The GlenAllachie Distillery launches new visitor centre, shop and special bottling for the Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. The GlenAllachie Distillery is celebrating this year’s Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival by launching its new visitor centre and shop, unveiling some exclusive releases and staging three events. Fresh from winning several awards at the 2019 San…

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Scallywag set to launch new campaign

A Scotch whisky brand with a cheeky mascot is looking to boost its presence in the market. Scallywag Speyside Malt’s new marketing campaign, launching this month, will focus on building the Scallywag brand via digital, print and the on-trade. The activation will be significantly bolstered by three exciting new product launches for the brand which is…

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Distillers go wild after their new spirit strikes gold

A new Scottish spirit has won an award just months after being created. Wild Scottish Spirit, released in late 2018 by Highland Boundary Distillery, has been awarded Gold at the illustrious San Francisco World Spirits Competition, which saw nearly 3,000 entries received from all over the world. Regarded as the world’s most prestigious and influential…

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Whisky production begins at Lagg Distillery

Distilling is now underway at the Isle of Arran Distillers’ new Lagg Distillery, as it reaches its latest milestone. The first middle cut of spirit was recorded on Tuesday 19 March at 2.35pm. Following this, the commissioning phase has now been completed and Cask Number One was filled on Wednesday 10 April. Cask Number One,…

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