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New campaign shows Scotland’s a cool place to be for wintersports

In Scotland, there’s definitely ‘snow’ place like home. A new £60,000 marketing campaign which aims to promote Scottish snowsports to new audiences has received a...
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Celebrate our national drink as part of pub chain’s whisky showcase

Nearly 80 pubs are hosting their second annual National Whisky Showcase. Running until 25 February, across Nicholsons' 77 pubs nationwide, a whole host of unmissable...
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Multi-million campaign to help save Charles Rennie Mackintosh building

The National Trust for Scotland has today launched an urgent multi-million pound appeal to save a Charles Rennie Mackintosh-designed building. The Hill House in Helensburgh...
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Book review: Alexander Henry – Rifle Maker, by Donald Dallas

The fascinating story of an acclaimed Scots rifle maker is chronicled in a fascinating new biography. Released as a private publication for Donald Dallas, this...
Follow The Dead, by Lin Anderson

Book review: Follow The Dead by Lin Anderson

Forensic scientist Rhona MacLeod returns in the 12th book of her series by the exquisite Lin Anderson. Follow the Dead takes her to the Cairngorms,...
Zero Waste Scotland is holding a musical instrument amnesty

Appeal for communities to tune in to musical instrument amnesty

Musical groups across Scotland are being ask to collect and re-use instruments as part of a ‘musical instrument amnesty’. The Zero Waste Scotland initiative, which...

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Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery

Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions...
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Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh

Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
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The Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate

In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up...
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Benbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived

The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life.  Angus MacMillan always dreamed of...
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Rosebank Distillery: Sleeping giant Falkirk distillery reawakened after 30 years

Known as the sleeping giant of Scottish distilleries, the highly anticipated Rosebank Distillery has finally reawakened. After more than 30 years of closure, Ian Macleod...
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The Dalmore Luminary: Rare whisky sells for nearly £95,000 at auction

A bottle of Dalmore whisky has sold for nearly £95,000 at auction, encased in a glass sculpture which was hand polished for 500 hours. The...

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