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Books explores Sir Walter Scott’s love of fishing
While on a tour of Scott’s glorious Abbotsford, Keith Harwood stumbled on the first hint of the writer’s life beyond poetry and literature, finding upon...
Meet the Wicker Man from the south of Scotland
Working with willow enables Trevor Leat to weave his magic and create stunning sculptural works of art. From giant sculptural pieces to the ancient craft...
The Scot who was left out in the cold
The ill-fated Arctic voyage of HMCS Karluk was the first in a series of tragedies to befall Glaswegian adventurer William Laird McKinlay and his family....
Creatures that you wouldn’t expect in Scotland
Bonnie Scotland attracts many foreign settlers, but these are some of our most unlikely immigrants. We're not talking about people - we're talking animals! 1....
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
