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Fishing set to return

The Scottish Gamekeepers Association has welcomed reports that the Scottish Government is set to ease some restrictions on local area angling when it sets out...

Success for birdwatchers’ mobile app

Just a year after its launch, more than 10,000 users have downloaded the Scottish Ornithologists’ Club’s free mobile app, Where to Watch Birds in Scotland....

The A-Z of whisky

Most of us want to come out of the lockdown having learned something, so if you’re embarrassed to admit that you have gone through almost...

Wild Thyme Spirits Launch New Gin – Cait Sith

Express your inner cat Hebridean island distillery Wild Thyme Spirits are about to launch an Old Tom style gin called Cait Sith (pronounced ‘Caught Shee’). The small batch...

Trossachs Wild Apothecary launches an online family foraging course

Professional forager and herbalist Rox Madeira has launched a virtual ‘Little Alchemists Club’, for families to learn about edible and medicinal plants online. The six-month...
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From Hong Kong to Shetland

Necessity, it seems, is the mother of invention in the arts as much as it is elsewhere. In that spirit, the Fine Art Society of...

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Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery

Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions...
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Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh

Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
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The Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate

In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up...
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Benbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived

The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life.  Angus MacMillan always dreamed of...
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Rosebank Distillery: Sleeping giant Falkirk distillery reawakened after 30 years

Known as the sleeping giant of Scottish distilleries, the highly anticipated Rosebank Distillery has finally reawakened. After more than 30 years of closure, Ian Macleod...
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The Dalmore Luminary: Rare whisky sells for nearly £95,000 at auction

A bottle of Dalmore whisky has sold for nearly £95,000 at auction, encased in a glass sculpture which was hand polished for 500 hours. The...

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