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Renowned sea captain’s watch makes well-timed return to museum
A pocket watch owned by a daring maritime hero has gone on show to mark the 100th anniversary of his death. The silver timepiece, which...
Review – Quantum of Solace
An entranced Richard Bath watched this Edinburgh native’s magic show with slack-jawed amazement. I’ve seen plenty of strange things at magic shows in Edinburgh, and...
Dream job running café on Scottish island with a world-famous beach
A dream job running a café on a remote Scottish island with a world-famous beach is being advertised. The café, which will open later this...
Tours and tastings at the secret garden distillery
THERE's no need to keep it under your hat, because the secret is well and truly out, writes Morag Bootland. Sitting at the base of...
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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released
It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK
Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’
Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery
The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
