Whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail appoints its first director of prestige

Leading malt whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail has appointed its first director of prestige. Stephen Rankin has taken on the post, as part of the company’s strategic plan to build its growing reputation in the luxury sector. Stephen will nurture and build relationships for Gordon & MacPhail’s range of single malt whiskies in the global…

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Exclusive airport whisky will be a real high flyer

Highland single malt Balblair has partnered with World Duty Free and Glasgow Airport to launch an exclusive single cask bottling. Balblair 1991 Single Cask 013 has been bottled exclusively for Glasgow Airport. The expression, Balblair 1991 Single Cask 013, was ‘chosen and bottled specifically’ for Glasgow Airport and it will only be available in the…

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Dundee named one of world’s top 10 ‘hot destinations’

Discovery Point and the V&A Museum of Design, Dundee

Dundee has been named as one of 10 ‘hot destinations’ in 2018 for ‘adventurous sophisticates, curious foodies and deep-pocketed beach bums’. The list, published by The Wall Street Journal describes Dundee as ‘Scotland’s coolest city’, ranking it alongside Shanghai, Madagascar and the Faroe Islands as one of the places to travel to next year. Jim…

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Kids are guising with a difference in Speyside’s remote glens

Gamekeeping families scattered across remote Speyside glens have created a novel plan so their kids can go ‘guising’ together for the first time. Whilst kids in some Scottish towns can walk from door to door to do a song or joke for a reward, participating in the Halloween tradition of guising in the glens means…

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Dundee is named as one of the hottest places in the world to visit for 2018

The Wall Street Journal has named Dundee as one of 10 ‘hot destinations’ in 2018 for ‘adventurous sophisticates, curious foodies and deep-pocketed beach bums.’ Referred to as ‘Scotland’s coolest city’, Dundee has been ranked alongside Shanghai, Madagascar and the Faroe Islands as one of the places to travel to next year. In naming the City…

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New single malt launched by Highland Park for global travel retail

Kirkwall’s Highland Park distillery has launched a limited-edition single malt whisky exclusively for the global travel retail market. Voyage of the Raven, which has distinctive black packaging, draws on the raven’s position in Norse history and mythology. For the Vikings, the raven was a powerful symbol of victory in battle. The expression is matured in…

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Cycling will be the wheel deal for good health

Families are being invited to cycle at the ‘speed of light’ to find out more about using pedal power to develop Healthy Habits in East Dunbartonshire. A series of cycling events are being organised by East Dunbartonshire Council and partners – including evening bike rides and cycle schools, writes Imogen Lovie. The events are proving…

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Tailored boarding at Cargilfield

Comfortable bedrooms with cuddly toys and family photos, a wide choice of evening activities, extra help with studies and supported music practice, a chat over a hot chocolate. If I were to mention the words ‘boarding school’ to you, I’d wager that those weren’t the associations that immediately come to mind. Instead, you might still…

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Summer Glow-Getter

Benefit Cosmetics celebrate summer at Loch Lomond this weekend Every year, tens of thousands of holidaymakers leave the U.K and flock to sunnier shores, from Marbella to the Maldives. This summer Benefit Cosmetics is celebrating staycationing and the quintessential British holiday by launching the Hoola Ice Cream Van, which will con-tour the UK this summer.…

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Be front row for the Edinburgh alphabet at the festival of museums

From the cobbles to the catwalk, this season’s most coveted collection will be shown at the City Art Centre in Edinburgh.  The gallery’s major summer exhibition, ‘Edinburgh Alphabet: An A-Z of the City’s Collections‘, will spell out 60,000 years of the Capital over 300 artworks and objects when doors open this Friday (19 May). The alphabetic…

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