A Master Distiller’s guide to Burns Night

By Reporter | January 16, 2018

With Christmas a distant memory and spring a long way off, the end of January isn’t a traditionally cheerful time unless you follow Scottish tradition and throw a party to rival Hogmanay on the 25th. Burns Night is a celebration of the great Robert Burns, national hero and Scotland’s most beloved poet, and a great…

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Benromach reveals plans to create a new warehouse to boost its output

By Reporter | January 16, 2018

A Scottish distillery is throwings its doors open to the public, to hear their views on its planned extension. Forres-based Benromach, owned by Gordon & Macphail, plans to build a new warehouse for whisky maturation to the west of the existing site. Ewen Mackintosh, managing director at Gordon & MacPhail, said: ‘We have been expanding…

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New owners have big plans for Edinburgh’s iconic Caledonian Hotel

By Reporter | January 16, 2018

Edinburgh’s iconic Caledonian Hotel is under new ownership – and they are already planning major changes. Twenty14 Holdings has announced the acquisition of the captial’s historic great railway hotel, Waldorf Astoria Edinburgh – The Caledonian. Twenty14 Holdings, the hospitality investment arm of Lulu Group International, is working to create a legacy as the world’s leading…

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Raise a dram to Glasgow’s second National Whisky Festival this Saturday

By Reporter | January 15, 2018

The National Whisky Festival is returning to Glasgow this weekend. Run in partnership with Celtic Connections, this unique tasting festival blends the world of whisky with the best in Scottish culture: featuring makers of whisky-related crafts, home-ware and artwork, an impressive programme of live music and food from popular local haunts. This will take place…

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TV stars will tour in new Scottish stage comedy

By Reporter | January 15, 2018

Two Scottish theatre companies are collaborating in new musical comedy which is touring the country. Grid Iron and Stellar Quines theatre companies come together to create Bingo!, a new musical comedy empowering women, writes Stacey Wylie. Starring both stage and screen names including Louise McCarthy from ScotSquad and Two Doors Down, Wendy Seagar, Barbara Rafferty…

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Rare chance to attend cutting off ceremony at Dovecot Tapestry

By Reporter | January 15, 2018

Visitors are invited to attend the cutting off ceremony for the new tapestry, After, After, After The Monarch of the Glen 2017 by Peter Saville, Sir Peter Blake and Dovecot. The event will take place from 6pm-8pm on Wednesday, 17 January, on the weaving floor of Edinburgh’s Dovecot Tapestry Studio. Commencing with a special talk…

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All change around Perth in a sign of the times

By Reporter | January 15, 2018

It’s a sign of the times in Perth. The establishment of the University of the Highlands & Islands (UHI) has granted Perth university city status, and as a result , boundary signs acknowledging the city’s new rank have been installed on roads leading to Perth. Offering further and higher education programmes, approximately 3000 students were…

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Visitor numbers to Scotland set for a welcome rise in 2018

By Reporter | January 12, 2018

National tourism agency VisitBritain forecasts 41.7 million visitors to the UK this year, the first time to surpass the 40 million mark – and Scotland will hopefully benefit too. Scotland can expect even more tourism in 2018, as the national prediction for visitors to the UK reaches an all time high. It is estimated that…

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Nominations wanted for Scotland’s National Equestrian Awards

By Reporter | January 12, 2018

The National Equestrian Awards will take place this year on Friday 2 March at Airth Castle. Previously known as the horsescotland Awards, whilst all the categories are open for people to nominate in, you may be particularly interested in the Writer and Photo of the Year categories. This year the award categories are: Club of…

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