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Picasso and Warhol at the heart of exhibition

A major London exhibition is coming to Scotland. New Lanark World Heritage Site will be hosting London’s Fashion and Textile Museum’s international travelling exhibition Artist...
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Modernist jewellery exhibition to launch next month

A collection of modernist jewellery will go on display at the National Museum of Scotland on Friday 1 December until 29 April 2018. ‘Modernist Jewellery’...
‘Portrait of the Artist’s Daughter, Clara Serena’ by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

Rubens portrait to make UK debut in Edinburgh

A family portrait by one of the greatest 17th-century artists will be on display at the Scottish National Gallery in Edinburgh from 17 November to...

Scottish distillery releases the country’s first absinthe

A Scottish distillery is producing what is thought to be the first absinthe created in the country. The Lost Loch Distillery has launched Murmichan, which...
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Preservation of ruined church building gets underway

A ruined Fife church and its churchyard are to be preserved for their national significance. Floral Art Burntisland and primary school pupils were busy planting...
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Have you got what it takes to enter the Great British Bake Off?

Scots are being encouraged to get off their soggy bottoms and enter next year's Great British Bake Off. The hit TV show, which moved from...

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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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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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