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Roberta’s Glasgow aiming for good food and style

Unfussy, authentic Italian cooking is being brought to life at Roberta's Glasgow, in new uber stylish city centre surroundings. C&C Restaurant Group, which also has...

A celebration of Scotland’s great outdoors in winter

Wild Winter tells of the author’s exploration of Scotland’s mountains during the winter months. From October to March he travelled around the country seeking nature...

Two cases in a thrilling read set in 1970s Glasgow

The April Dead, the newest novel following detective Harry McCoy, takes place after a homemade bomb explodes in a Glasgow flat. With little evidence at...

Celebrating a fascinating explorer of the Victorian era

Author Jacki Hill-Murphy has travelled to some of the lesser explored parts of the world to recreate the journeys of female explorers from the past....

Stephen King joins the 2021 hybrid Bloody Scotland

 International Crime Writing Festival Bloody Scotland has revealed its most ambitious programme yet. The event provides a showcase for the best crime writing from Scotland...
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Wet and wild – a tried and tested special feature

It seems that 2021 is becoming the year of watersports. The world and his wife and their dog are either leaping headfirst into wild swimming,...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...
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Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...

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