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The Proclaimers launch Mary’s Meals walking challenge

THEY rose to fame by walking 500 miles in song, but now The Proclaimers have set a walking challenge to raise money for Mary's Meals....
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Review: Summer menu at The Ivy, Glasgow

Peter Ranscombe reviews the summer menu at The Ivy restaurant on Glasgow's Buchanan Street. LET'S face it, it's been a pretty drab summer so far....

Dandelion Festival sends mini vertical farms on bike tour

FOUR miniature vertical farms are heading on a bike tour around Scotland as part of the Dandelion Festival. A quartet of electrically-assisted cargo bikes will...

Scots esports team goes to Commonwealth Games

SCOTLAND'S esports team is heading to the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this weekend. The squad will be competing at the tournament for the first. Team...
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World’s smallest whisky bar opens for Fringe

THE world's smallest whisky bar has opened in the Scottish capital ahead of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. A former police telephone box on the corner...
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The Islay Boys toast island’s 12th distillery

ARGYLL & Bute Council has granted The Islay Boys planning permission to build the island's 12 distillery. Mackay Smith and Donald MacKenzie both hail from...

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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

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