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Cancelled Robert Burns manuscript could have put his career at risk

A scholar has discovered an unseen manuscript from Robert Burns which he believes could have cost him his career had it been published because of...
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Watch: Edinburgh International Festival releases film following local dancers

They stunned audiences with their precision performance at last year's Edinburgh International Festival. And now a short film has been released following three emerging Scottish...
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Michelin Star Timberyard team launch new Edinburgh restaurant and wine bar

The team behind the Michelin Star restaurant Timberyard in Edinburgh has announced plans to open a new restaurant. Owned and operated by the Radford family...
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Rare Roman armour to go on display after experts complete ‘ancient jigsaw puzzle’

An incredibly rare piece of Roman armour from the second century has been reconstructed from dozens of fragments. The brass arm guard, held in the...
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Palace of Holyroodhouse launches first gin infused with herbs from historical garden

The Palace of Holyroodhouse, the Scottish seat of the Royal Family, has launched its first gin - infused with herbs from the historical garden. The...
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Oldest known Scottish tartan brought back to life for people to wear

It was discovered 40 years ago in a peat bog after being buried for centuries. And now the oldest-known piece of Scottish tartan ever found...

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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released

It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
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Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
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Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery

The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
Since its humble beginnings nearly ten years ago, the distillery has generated £50,000 for the local community.

GlenWyvis: World’s first fully community owned distillery offers whisky lovers chance to buy shares

In 2015, former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot John McKenzie decided to bring whisky back to Dingwall after a 90 year absence. His idea was...
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Former Gordon & MacPhail chief Ian Urquhart dies following an illness

Scotch whisky legend Ian Urquhart has died aged 76. The Moray based businessman died peacefully on 15 March after an illness, with his family by...