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The world’s best dark chocolate truffle is still Scottish

The world’s best dark chocolate truffle is still Scottish after a chocolatier from Pitlochry scooped up every prize at the International Chocolate Awards. The Highland...
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The Macallan: World’s ‘most valuable’ whisky to go for auction

A bottle of single malt whisky from The Macallan distillery is set to go for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to...
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REVIEW: Prestonfield’s glorious Autumn Harvest Afternoon Tea

A nice cup of tea. In our house, few traditions are quite as sacred. After all, is there anything as restorative as a strong brew...
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Mixing it up: Aberdeen cocktail week begins

Grant Dickie checks out the opening night of Aberdeen Cocktail week.  Are you a lover of cocktails? Needing an excuse to get out and have...
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The big picture: Ron Lawson opens new solo exhibition

Ron Lawson, one of Scotland’s most renowned contemporary artists will be painting something a little bit different for his largest exhibition. Born in 1960, Perthshire...
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Loch Lomond Whiskies: The Whisky Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Tasting Dinner

AD Feature A tasting dinner is an ideal way to get to know fellow whisky enthusiasts or to introduce friends with no knowledge of this...

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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...
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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...