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‘Castle of Light’ trail opens in Edinburgh
EDINBURGH'S "Castle of Light" trail was switched on over the weekend by a couple chosen through a public vote. Maurice and Julia Maguire, who own...
REVIEW: Prestonfield House, Edinburgh
Peter Ranscombe tucks into the autumnal menu at the Rhubarb restaurant in Edinburgh’s Prestonfield House. APPROACHING Prestonfield House, once the official residence of Edinburgh’s Lord...
Whisky news round-up: Caskshare, Stannergill, and more
Peter Ranscombe serves up another irreverent dram of whisky news. FORGET the cost-of-living crisis - there's still life in the whisky market. Caskshare received so...
Stirlingshire’s Greengallery pops-up in Edinburgh
THE Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh is hosting a pop-up for Greengallery from Buchlyvie in Stirlingshire on 1-4 December. Greengallery, which also has a gallery...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky
Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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...
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...
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,...