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Spring Food Festival at Glamis Castle this weekend

A food festival hosted at one of Scotland’s most historic visitor attractions is set to be the first chance many local businesses have had to...

Stories from the people who live in Blair Atholl

As most Scots will know, Blair Atholl is a pretty patch. This book compiles stories of Atholl from the people who inhabit it, although this...

Lifting the lid on cult film classic Highlander

With a helping hand from more than sixty cast and crew members from the cult classic film Highlander, arts journalist Jonathan Melville reveals all about...
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A new exhibition to mark painter Alexander Goudie

Flamboyant and confrontational Scottish figurative painter Alexander Goudie is being celebrated in a new exhibition. Goudie (1933-2004) was part of a generation of influential painters...
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Secrets, death and malt whisky in debut novel

The Mash House is a story of secrets, murder and whisky – and first time novelist, Alan Gillespie cites time spent in the Highlands as...

Michelin-starred Catalan chef to launch Rioja in Glasgow

Famed Catalan chef Miguel Angel Major is to launch a new look Rioja in Finnieston. The Spanish Michelin-starred chef, who recently moved to Glasgow, will...

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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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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...
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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...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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