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Carolyn McGill of Forth Valley Food Network demonstrating the fun of molecular gastronomy.

May the Forth Valley Food Festival be with you

Forth Valley Food Festival will return for the fourth year in a row this October. The annual event will run during the school October break,...

A good read that’s definitely up to par

Know someone with an enviable handicap? Add this to their list of Christmas presents. Showcasing 14 of the most beautiful links courses in Scotland including...

The Scot who stole the secrets of tea from China

One of my favourite figures from history is Robert Fortune, the plucky Scot who, disguised as a Chinaman and under pain of death if he...

Working 9 to 5 – what a show to make a comeback!

Dolly Parton’s smash hit 9 to 5 - The Musical is coming to Edinburgh this week as live theatre returns to the capital. Louise Redknapp...
Darren Day as lawyer Billy Flynn in Chicago

Chicago brings joy back to Glasgow’s King’s Theatre

For too long, Scotland's theatres have lain empty, the stages gathering dust, staff on furlough, and performers and musicians left frustrated at home, having to...
Alice Strang, senior specialist at Lyon & Turnbull

Art expert Alice Strang joins Lyon and Turnbull

Alice Strang, one of the UK's most respected art experts, has joined fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull. Alice won a Saltire Society Outstanding Woman...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor gifted cask of Lagg Single Malt

Lagg Distillery on The Isle of Arran have gifted renowned Scottish actor Ewan McGregor his very own cask of Lagg Single Malt. The team at...
Billy Somerville, Senior Restaurant Manager at Amber Restaurant

Review: Scotch Whisky Experience, Edinburgh

The Scotch Whisky Experience sits in a prominent spot on the Royal Mile, a landmark in itself inviting tourists to discover the world of whisky...
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Former walled garden with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill to be brought back to life as distillery

A former walled garden within an historic estate with links to Robert Burns and Winston Churchill could soon be brought back to life as a...
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Restoration of endangered Castletown Mill reaches new milestone in becoming distillery

The endangered 19th-century Castletown Mill in Caithness has marked a significant milestone in its transformation, becoming wind and watertight for the first time in decades....
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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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