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The new St James Quarter hosts Bonnie & Wild Marketplace

BONNIE & WILD FOOD HALL OPENS IN EDINBURGH

Chief Sub-Editor Rosie Morton heads to the new Bonnie & Wild Marketplace to scope out the tasty offerings...  When I read the words ‘Food Hall’,...

Under the sea lie so many fascinating real stories

We've all had days when we've looked out at the sea, and wondered what lurks beneath. Sunken pirate ships, laden with gold and lost bounty?...

On the buses for a look back at Fife transport

Public transport is something that most of us see on a regular basis. David Devoy is a devotee of buses, and his chronicles the independent...
Vicky Briody will manage Edinburgh's new Stack & Still which opens on 22 July

Stack and Still to open Edinburgh pancake restaurant

Popular Glasgow pancake restaurant Stack & Still is flipping to the east coast, to open the former Jamie’s Italian site as a pancake house. The...

We chat gin and rugby in the Scottish Field podcast

If you like your gin and competitive sport, then this week's Scottish Field podcast is just the one for you. This week, our podcast sees...

A tremendous read in a study of humans and nature

Peter Wohlleben is a German forester who has written several fascinating insights into the trees he works with. The best-selling author, whose previous works include...

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SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

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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...
HRH Prince Charles with Ian Urquhart Signing First Cask at Benromach.

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...