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Edinburgh celebrates links with Norway
A SIXTY foot Sitka spruce will be erected on The Mound in Edinburgh on Saturday to celebrate the city's links with Hordaland in Norway. Hordaland...

The voting is now open for the Scots Trad Music Awards
Public voting has opened today for nominees in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Na Trads 2020 will be broadcast on BBC ALBA on...

A crime thriller on a Scottish island
We didn't have to wait long for the next instalment of Inspector Angus Blue's whodunnits, and it doesn't disappoint. Called to Jura after an attempted...

Botanics invites heroes to lights show
HEROES from the emergency services are being invited to the opening of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Christmas lights display. Some 200 "Blue Light" card...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’
It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...

Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route
Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route. The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...

Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies
The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...