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Scotland’s best steak pie award goes to Ayr butcher

An Ayrshire butcher’s steak pie has been crowned the best in Scotland - and is still made with the same family recipe from 1983. Prime...

Author Jenny Colgan to host midnight signing to launch new Christmas novel

Best selling author Jenny Colgan will be hosting a midnight signing to launch her new Christmas novel. Jenny will be at Kays on Victoria Street,...

Ultra modern home in Edinburgh’s historic New Town hits the market

Edinburgh’s historic New Town is known for its iconic townhouses, but an ultra modern home in the area has just hit the market for £1,150,000....

Rare renaissance era gilded silverware on display in Edinburgh

An extremely rare silver-gilded ewer and basin from the 16th Century are to go on display in Edinburgh. The Panmure ewer and basin, which are...

Watch: Incredible time lapse video of whisky bar being stocked with one of world’s biggest collections

Watch this incredible time lapse video of a ‘bucket-list whisky bar in Edinburgh being stocked with one of the world’s biggest collections of rare single...

Rare cask from Scotland’s oldest family-owned distillery to sell for £100,000

A rare cask from Scotland’s oldest independent, family-owned distillery, could fetch £100,000 when it goes under the hammer. The Springbank 1997 bourbon barrel will be...

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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...
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Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...

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