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Lights! Camera! Winton!

WINTON Castle in East Lothian has hosted its first film shoot. Heehaw, an Edinburgh-based production company, spent two weeks filming at the castle. The as-yet...

‘Festival of Farming’ gets underway

THE Royal Highland Education Trust's (RHET's) "Festival of Farming" has begun. More than 3,000 school pupils are due to visit Scotland's farms over the next...

Lake of Menteith Hotel partners with neighbours

THE Lake of Menteith Hotel has been forging links with its neighbours after being bought by Karma Group. Aberfoyle Golf Club is now offering hotel...
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Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House in Oban launches baking book

ONE of Oban's most famous cafés has launched its first baking book, Roxy's Cake & Bake. Donna MacCulloch, owner of Roxy’s Coffee & Tea House,...

RESTAURANT REVIEW: KORA, EDINBURGH

Richard Bath visits Tom Kitchin's Kora restaurant in Edinburgh. IN A NUTSHELL: Kora is Tom Kitchin’s new 65-cover remodelled restaurant in the increasingly fashionable south...
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Food and drink news round-up

Chefs, sherry, and fizz are among the flavours in Peter Ranscombe's latest food and drink news round-up. CHEF Michele Di Bonito from Sicilian restaurant Battimandorlo...

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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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