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GREYWALLS: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Greywalls 'new' roast lunches are a return to what the classic East Lothian country house hotel has been doing superbly for more than a century,...

Stirling opens ‘pay what you can’ winter shop

A SHOP inviting customers to "pay what you can" for coats and other winter warmers has opened in Stirling. The Thistles shopping centre has opened...

Outdoor breaks return on Mach a Seo

PRESENTER Ramsay MacMahon returned to the gogglebox last night with a sixth series of Mach a Seo, the BBC Alba show that features weekend breaks...

Perth event to examine grouse conservation

SCOTLAND'S four grouse species will be under the spotlight during an event in Perth. The symposium - entitlted "Practical Conservation for Scotland’s Grouse species" -...

Estates’ contribution to ‘wellbeing economy’ measured

A NEW report has examined the contribution that Scotland's country estates make to our nation's "wellbeing economy". The Scottish Government set 11 national outcomes to...

Venison canapé selected for Eat Game Awards

A "SHOW-STOPPING venison anticucho with nori and puffed wild rice" canapé has won the top prize at the Colleges’ Cookery Competition. The contest, organised by...

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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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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...
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Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year.  The...

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