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Merry festivities! Relax into Scottish Field’s December issue

Scottish Field’s December magazine is out now and here's what we have in store for you... This month the Hebridean Baker, Coinneach MacLeod, shares his...

Producer’s Corner: Rachel Hanretty from Mademoiselle Macaron

Rachel Hanretty from Mademoiselle Macaron takes us into her Barbie world... Rachel Hanretty is accustomed to dealing with high end clients, having made her incredible...

Remote fragment of ancient Caledonian pinewood restored

A remote fragment of Scotland’s ancient Caledonian pinewood in Sutherland has been restored thanks to two decades of effort. This globally unique habitat can only...

Archaeological dig in Argyll unearths discoveries dating back 5,000 years

An archaeological excavation in Argyll has unearthed new discoveries which could date back as far as 5,000 years. The 12 day dig took place at...

Chef Nick Nairn gets ready to re-open cook school in January

Scottish chef Nick Nairn is re-opening his cooking school in January following a three-year closure.  The Stirlingshire school was forced to close due to the...

Rare rhododendron planted before WW1 discovered in Argyll garden

A rare rhododendron planted before WW1 has been discovered at a coastal garden in Argyll - and is thought to be one of the largest...

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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released

It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
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Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
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Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery

The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
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...