LATEST POSTS
Sir Walter Scott’s lasting legacy for the whole nation
No author has ever had as much influence and impact as Sir Walter Scott. With his narrative poems and his series of stories, latterly called...
Three new galleries to open after £80million spend
Three new galleries at the National Museum of Scotland open to the public on Friday. These complete the 15-year, £80 million redevelopment which has created...
It’s all systems snow for sports in the Nevis Range
The 2019 winter season is now fully underway and Scotland’s highest snowsports destination, the Nevis Range, is open for business. Last week, after a long-awaited...
The latest weekend bag from Gandys – tried and tested
We try and test the new Gandys Large Dusty Terrain Waxed Weekend Bag. WHAT IS IT? Large sand waxed weekend bag. RRP £119.99. www.gandyslondon.com I WANT IT...
WHISKY
ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK
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...
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...
Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons
Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’
Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...
