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Life With Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh: ‘Climate change means we’re working against the clock to conserve plants’

Professor Olwen Grace talks to us about working with specimens collected by Charles Darwin and how she choose the one millionth specimen in the Herbarium...
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Review: Tarragon Restaurant, Aberdeen

The Rosemount area is an underrated gem just a five-minute walk from the heart of Aberdeen, so it was with pleasure that Grant Dickie headed...
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Christmas Gift Guide: For him

DO you have a man in your life who is impossible to buy for at Christmas? If so, then this is your lucky day. Scottish...
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Elizabeth Newman, Pitlochry Festival Theatre: ‘Theatre will always be important to people’

‘Theatre will always be important to people, we will always need to tell stories to make sense of the world,’ says Elizabeth Newman. It’s a...
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The Hebridean Baker: Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling recipe

From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Hogmanay Clootie Dumpling. 'Last year on my US tour...
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The Hebridean Baker: Pear tarte tatin

From his latest book, The Scottish Cookbook, Hebridean Baker, Coinneach Macleod shares his recipe for a Pear tarte tatin. 'Here, tarte tatin gets a festive...

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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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