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Scottish drinks have a ‘can’ do attitude
SCOTLAND'S brands are continuing to embrace canned drinks with two recent releases. Forrit has launched a range of "hard seltzers", while Boe has unveiled two...

Scottish countryside dominates ‘best kept secrets’ list
SCOTLAND has dominated a series of lists of the "best kept secrets of the UK countryside". Scottish locations finished top of the tables for beaches,...

Alexander McCall Smith’s Thursday festive conversation
NOVELIST Alexander McCall Smith will take part in an online festive conversation on Thursday night hosted by the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Centre. The author,...

Record grey seal pup numbers at St Abb’s Head
A RECORD number of seal pups has been recorded by National Trust for Scotland rangers at St Abb’s Head National Nature Reserve during the breeding...
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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry
Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...

Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results
For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...

A Dram with Stewart Bowman, Lochranza: ‘Whisky is not just about making something to drink. It’s about the people and the place, it’s a journey’
Lochranza distillery manager Stewart Bowman chats about his career in whisky, his favourite flavour profiles and what makes Lochranza and Arran whisky so special. ...

Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension
Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...