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Poet Liz Lochhead recognised with a lifetime achievement award

Poet and playwright Liz Lochhead, who championed the Scots language for decades, has been recognised with a lifetime achievement award. Born in Motherwell in 1947,...

Darren Woodhead opens solo show at Scottish Ornithologists’ Club

Darren Woodhead's winter’s exhibition at the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club has opened. In his latest solo show, Darren presents new watercolours inspired by the abundant wildlife...

University of St Andrews most Instagrammable filming location from The Crown

The University of St Andrews is Scotland’s most Instagram-worthy filming location from hit Netflix TV show The Crown.  Research analysed more than 67,000 Instagram posts...

Outlander star Sam Heughan’s new Wild Scottish Gin comes to the UK

Tom Kitchin's restaurants will become the first place in the UK to serve up Outlander star Sam Heughan's new Wild Scottish Gin The Sassenach Gin...

Top private dining rooms around Scotland

We take a look at some of the top private dining rooms around Scotland.    Fhior Launching this December, this Edinburgh restaurant is hosting a...

Degrees of triumph: Gregor Townsend receives honorary degree

Scotland rugby’s head coach, Gregor Townsend, has received an Honorary Degree from Heriot-Watt University in recognition of his global impact on the sport. The former...

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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...