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When sounds of the sixties meet the nineties

Imagine if The Beach Boys sounded like a Scottish indie band from the 90s. This is Be Like Pablo. The band make hook-laden pop tunes...
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A stunning conversion to be found in Fife

A Georgian house meets the contemporary in Ferrymuir Stables, a superb stables and coachhouse property conversion. Presented to the market by Savills, Ferrymuir Stables can be...
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Dame Judi Dench to headline Boswell Book Festival

Dame Judi Dench will headline Scotland's biography and memoir festival. Running at Dumfries House, in East Ayrshire, the eighth Boswell Book Festival will host a...
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Hamilton and Inches pays tribute to its proud past

A new era of watchmaking has chimed for Scotland’s luxury jewellery house Hamilton & Inches. The firm is releasing a new classic wristwatch the Eighty...
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Bid to build a broch in the north of Scotland

Scottish tourism has so many bold and varied tourist attractions. Some are based in brand new buildings, capitalising on modern technology, while others are steeped...
Stuart Stratford conducting the Orchestra of Scottish Opera

Scottish Opera prepares for a Russian first

The first ever performance of Rachmaninov on the Scottish Opera stage, and the Scottish premiere of Francesca da Rimini, are taking place soon. The 2017/18...

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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...
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A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’

From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...
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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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