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A fascinating life after swapping Glasgow for Japan

With a title like Fish Town, despite what you might expect, this book does not centre around fish. You should, after all, never judge a...

Review: Blood Brothers is as powerful as ever

I first saw Blood Brothers on stage in Edinburgh in 1998, having been urged to see it by a friend, who said it was their...
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The Halloween scares begin in new Scots audiobook

October's here, with spooks and scares in store at the end of the month with Halloween, but the chills are multiplying already with a scary...
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Kitchens International create luxury bathrooms

Award winning kitchen retailer, Kitchens International (KI), has expanded with the opening of a large luxury bathroom showroom in Tillicoultry, Stirlingshire. With nine state-of-the-art, innovatively...
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Pam Carter’s On Reflection shows at the Strathearn Gallery

Pam Carter, one of Scotland’s most iconic and loved landscape painters has just opened a new solo exhibition, On Reflection, at the Strathearn Gallery in...

Home is where the heart is – and is full of emotion

John Mackay's latest novel, Home, is the definition of the phrase ‘home is where the heart is.’ It centres around one family over a century,...

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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

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