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Book review: A Field Guide to Whisky

Books | Whisky
From the general to the specific, this book by Hans Offringa has the answers to all the questions you can possibly think of relating to...
Spirit

Book review – Spirit of Place: Whisky Distilleries of Scotland

Books | Whisky
Scotland’s whisky industry is a fascinating area, not just with the tipple itself, but also the surrounding industry. In Spirit of Place, Charles Maclean, the...
Gudrun, the Viking Princess, was shot entirely in Scotland (Photo: BBC)

Children’s TV series inspires a new generation to want to visit Scotland

Film & TV | News
Children all over Britain are getting a look at the natural beauty of Scotland thanks to a new TV series. Would-be princesses and princes can...
Stephanie Mlot and Neil Chue Hong became engaged in Wigtown's The Open Book second-hand bookshop

Scottish book shop was at the centre of its own real-life drama

Books | News
The first-ever marriage proposal in a Scottish bookshop was a touch of drama straight out of a novel. It was a tale of true romance...
Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide, by Sheila Szatkowski

Book review – Enlightenment Edinburgh: A Guide

Books | Online Features
Edinburgh was the intellectual hub of the western world in the 18th century, with treatises and lectures on science, medicine, law, architecture, philosophy and political...
Guests arrive at the Blue Ball in Jodhpur (Photo: Dena Woodhams)

A Study in Tartan as new Sherlock design is kept in the family

Books | Fashion | News
Sherlock Holmes has a new official tartan - and it's been kept in the family. Tania Henzell has designed the new tartan, and she is...
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