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Wigtown Book Festival launches £25,000 fundraiser
Wigtown Book Festival has launched a £25,000 Book It and Spread the Word fundraising appeal to help secure the future of the literary event. The...

Swapping Glasgow to Skye in the formative years
One of the most fascinating aspects of reading autobiographical books about Scotland is learning the life experiences of others in their formative years. Whether you've...

Edinburgh Cathedral exhibits The Last Supper in busts
A collection of life sized busts of Jesus and the apostles, made from fragments of crockery, is on display on the High Altar of Edinburgh’s...

Scots star Alan Cumming honoured with doctorate
He’s the global actor, author and activist with an eclectic and electrifying career. Alan Cumming, the Scots-born superstar of stage and screen – and much...
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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...

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...

A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...

The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag
When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...