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Rottal Lodge wins at The Purdey Awards

ROTTAL Lodge in Glen Clova has won a prize at The Purdey Awards. The Angus site took the bronze award "for the demonstrable conservation efforts...

Macallan names artisan apprentice firms

WHISKY maker The Macallan is helping four craft businesses to hire apprentices. The distiller is giving the companies grants from its £260,000 artisan apprenticeship fund....

Set sail with March’s issue of Scottish Field…

DON'T miss the latest issue of Scottish Field magazine, which is on sale now, both in shops and online. Inside our March issue, Soldier, Soldier...
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Whisky news round-up: Skincare and more

Peter Ranscombe raises another irreverent glass to all the latest whisky news from Scotland. THE Scotch Malt Whisky Society has nearly notched up 40,000 members...

HMS Unicorn gets biggest donation

THE Headley Trust has donated £100,000 towards the restoration of HMS Unicorn, Scotland's oldest ship. The donor - which is one of the "Sainsbury Family...
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Schools news round-up: Space, tennis and more

Peter Ranscombe rounds-up the latest news from Scotland's schools. PUPILS from The High School of Glasgow met former astronaut Anousheh Ansari at the Glasgow Science...

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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...
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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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Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row

For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares.  But for Jamie, Ewan,...
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Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle

Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled.  Ferintosh was once the largest...
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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...

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