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Hearing a voice when there is no-one speaking
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is to presented the first rehearsed reading of a fascinating project. Seven years after the Edinburgh International Book Festival worked...

Signed James Bond novel goes to auction
A signed first edition copy of Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel Goldfinger is going to auction in Edinburgh. The book, still in 'excellent' condition, it...

Get ready to celebrate a braw Chinese New Year
Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival is ready to roar into the Year of the Tiger. Organisers of Edinburgh’s Chinese New Year Festival habe announced a...

Royal cousins and rival queens put in focus
Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens is a beautifully edited and printed historical tome was published by the British Library to support an exhibition...
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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...

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...

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...

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...