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Outlander author in book festival line-up

OUTLANDER author Diana Gabaldon is among the writers who will appear at this summer's Edinburgh International Book Festival. Gabaldon returns to the festival for the...

Langholm Moor buyout gets £1m ‘major game-changer’

THE Langholm Moor buyout has received a £1 million donation from the Scottish Land Fund. The sum was described as a "major game-changer" for the...

McIlvanney Prize 2022 longlist revealed

THE longlist for the McIlvanney Prize 2022 has been unveiled to mark book festival Bloody Scotland's 10th anniversary. Ten books are competing for the £1,000...

River Clyde boom aims to net litter

PLASTIC and litter will be stopped from entering the sea thanks to a new River Clyde boom. Plans for the boom were announced this morning...

Eriskay Pony Society launches biggest ever DNA project

THE Eriskay Pony Society is working with genetics experts at Nottingham Trent University (NTU) and the Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) to carry out the...

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel comes to Braehead

SHOPPERS at Braehead will soon have the chance to see Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel. Full-scale photographs of the chapel's ceiling will go on display at the...

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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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