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Loch Leven’s Larder are widening their berth

With lockdown guidelines loosening, Loch Leven’s Larder is preparing to re-open its award winning restaurant, deli and retail business. The last few months have been...

Swapping London life for the Hebrides

When Tamsin and her husband Rab leave London and their busy careers behind, they hope a remote island on the Scottish Hebrides will provide exactly...
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NTS announces re-opening of some properties

The National Trust for Scotland has confirmed that most of its countryside, estates and gardens will be open for local visitors from 2 April, in...
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Salt & Chilli Oriental opens in the West End

A new pop-up has opened on Glasgow's Dumbarton Road serving up Chinese classics alongside curious fusion concoctions, mixing conventional Hong Kong street food with a...
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Pizza Geeks open new outlet – and carry on charity work

Independent pizzeria Pizza Geeks have opened their third location in Edinburgh, which is set to become their biggest project to date. The new location for...
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Royal Highland Show to host a live showcase

The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland has confirmed that a live showcase will go ahead behind closed doors. Taking place week commencing June...

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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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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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