These new TV adverts aim to raise a wee smile

The Famous Grouse has revealed its new global advertising campaign for Christmas. The whisky adverts feature its playful global brand icon and Scotland’s most popular game bird, the famous grouse. The campaign, created by the Leith Agency, will target regular blended whisky drinkers across numerous channels in key markets throughout the festive season. The first…

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A new song to remember the Unknown Warrior

Singer-songwriter Ricky Ross has composed a song inspired by the symbolic figure of the Unknown Warrior for Armistice Day. The story of his Ballad of the Unknown Warrior will feature in an hour-long BBC Radio Scotland documentary on Sunday, 11 November at 10am. And prior to the transmission, Deacon Blue frontman Ricky and BBC Scotland…

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Lonewolf unveils great new look for its gin and vodka

A Scottish craft distiller has unveiled the brand refresh for its LoneWolf Gin and LoneWolf Vodka. BrewDog-backed LoneWolf looks to improve differentiation between its core spirits range, increase visibility of the bottles on shelf, and align the spirits bottles more closely with the other creations in its portfolio. Launched in April 2017, the Aberdeenshire-based distillery…

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Watch new trailer for Robert the Bruce film Outlaw King

A new trailer for Robert the Bruce film Outlaw King has been revealed. Outlaw King will open in select cinemas and launch globally on Netflix November 9, revealing the untold, true story of Robert the Bruce who transforms from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during the oppressive occupation of medieval Scotland by Edward I of…

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Raising voices in a four-day musical celebration

Scotland’s only festival dedicated to vocal and choral music is taking place this week. St Andrews Voices is a four day celebration of the voice. Set in the world-famous historic town of St Andrews in Fife, from Thursday 25-Sunday 28 October, St Andrews Voices presents opera, masterclasses, choral music, jazz, a come-and-sing workshop, folk, a…

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58-year-old whisky in 222 bottles – at £1700 each

A 58-year-old Scotch grain whisky has been given its first-ever commercial bottling. The North British Distillery, which was incorporated on this very day, October 24 1885, has joined forces with Scotch Whisky specialist Douglas Laing & Co to release a remarkable one-off 58-year-old limited edition of only 222 bottles, distilled in July 1960. This is…

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Scotland ranks in world’s top 10 must see places for 2019

Scotland’s Highlands and islands have been named as one of the world’s must visit top regions for 2019. Travel authority, Lonely Planet, has today (revealed that the regions have been listed amongst its top 10 ‘Best in Travel’ destinations for 2019 – the only Scottish destinations to be included. The region receives the accolade in…

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New Scottish rum distillery is all ready to begin

A new rum distillery in central Scotland is preparing to start production at its new facility in Livingston. The £100,000 distillery, owned by Matugga Distillers, is equipped with two 200 litre copper pot stills, capable of producing 50,000 litres of artisanal rum in its first year; the equivalent of 2m single rum serves. Over the…

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They’re making sure that wool is at the height of fashion

Scotland’s sheep have been kept busy as part of British Wool Week. It kicked off last week and concludes today, Monday, 22 October. As part of the event, fashion label Holland Cooper and watch firm Morris Richardson provided a modern-day twist on tweed, which compliment one another’s pieces perfectly. Holland Cooper are one of the…

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Red carpet premiere for Robert the Bruce film

Friday night saw the stars of the highly anticipated Netflix movie Outlaw King, gather in the capital for the Scottish premiere. The film focuses on the story of Robert the Bruce and his transformational journey from defeated nobleman to outlaw hero during the brutal and oppressive occupation of mediaeval Scotland by Edward I of England.…

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