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Three is the magic number for Edinburgh’s King’s Theatre Panto

He’s back! And judging by the rapturous welcome given to Andy Gray by the audience at the annual Edinburgh institution that is the King’s Theatre...
Examining tropical diseases from parasites (Photo: Julia Wcislo)

Scotland’s fight with parasites in new exhibition

A new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland has opened today, exploring Scotland’s role in the fight to eliminate tropical diseases by tackling the...
Sana Javed of Kilgraston School with her family of swans in acrylic

Pupils were picture perfect in art competition

Pupils from across Perth and Kinross have been working on their creations for the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust schools’ art competition over the autumn...

Six months to save The Steading

In the January issue of Scottish Field we featured The Steading, a unique and inspiring house in the Scottish Borders created by the late artist...
Percy the Pug and his owner Chloe Morrison, at the PDSA in Glasgow

From podgy pug to pet slimmer runner-up

A former roly-poly pooch from Glasgow, who had an unhealthy love affair with leftovers, has been named runner-up the UK’s largest pet slimming competition. In...

The best way to keep your gin safe is… in a safe

Edinburgh Gin has launched a limited-edition ‘gin safe' that transforms the gift of gin into a personalised game, making unwrapping Christmas presents more magical than...

WHISKY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

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...
Ewan, Jamie, Charlie and Lachlan Maclean.

Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons

Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Chef Tom Kitchin. Credit Marc Miller

Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’

Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...
The first legal dram from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris, The Hearach offers an elegant single malt, with fruit and floral notes and a long, slightly smoky, finish.

Isle of Harris: Distillery releases four new batches of the long awaited Hearach whisky

Last year the first batches of the long awaited Isle of Harris whisky sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000...
Rosebank Distillery.

Rosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production

It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen.  The historic distillery has been...