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Celebrating the nation’s micro-distilleries

Distillation is a sort of magic that involves taking humble grains and turning them into wonderfully intoxicating spirits. Industrialisation has sucked the magic from the...
Voyage at the 2019 Christmas at the Botanics, held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh (Photo: Phil Wilkinson)

Christmas at the Botanics opens for third year

Christmas at the Botanics has opened at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, unveiling a series of magical light installations inspired by Christmas. This year’s event...

The Steamie is back at the SSE Hydro next month

The Steamie has become one of Scotland's favourite theatre shows - and it's returning for New Year. Tony Roper’s play which the nation has taken...

Celebrating the Gaelic experience

A forgotten and marginalised culture, the Gaelic experience is exposed as it was, is and all it might be. Written in both English and Gaelic,...

Blown away by beautiful glass sculptures

Ice and fire, light and shade, Elin Isaksson’s beautiful glass sculptures have been shaped by her travels and love of nature. From the icy depths...

A historical novel that’s so intense it feels real

Rosemary Goring’s powerful sequel to her critically acclaimed debut After Flodden is set in the tumultuous borderlands of Scotland and England. Dacre’s War is a...