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A little corner of London that is forever Scotland

It is without a doubt that the main destination to which Scottish Field readers travel outside of Scotland is London. Now when they get there,...
A golden eagle perched on its eyrie, photographed by Seton Gordon in 1920

Charity day boost for gamekeepers’ charity

Over £5000 has been raised for the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust after a charity event. Competitors and spectators turned out in force at the inaugural Lammermuirs...
Julie-Fowlis

Youngsters at the heart of this year’s Blas Festival

More than 1000 people are to take part in a Highland music festival celebrating Scotland’s young musicians. The programme for this year’s Blas Festival has...

A day learning countryside skills for young people

A day out with a difference for youngsters is being lined up by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. On 22 August, young people aged...
Euan and Kiki MacDonald visit botanic gardens

How one Scots family’s idea has helped thousands

Five years ago, a family sat around a kitchen table in Edinburgh with an idea that would change the way we all think about accessibility....
Glaswegian Sean Biggerstaff played Oliver Wood (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Actors will catch the Hogwarts Express to Scotland

A host of actors from the Harry Potter film series are descending on Scotland this week. The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is an unofficial...

WHISKY

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

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...
HRH Prince Charles with Ian Urquhart Signing First Cask at Benromach.

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...
Ewan, Jamie, Charlie and Lachlan Maclean.

Charles Maclean: Whisky writer launches new charity dram with his sons

Scotland's leading whisky writer Charles Maclean has launched a new dram - and every bottle sold will give at least one person clean water for...
Chef Tom Kitchin. Credit Marc Miller

Me and My Dram, Tom Kitchin: ‘You have to be in the right moment to enjoy whisky, that’s the magic of it’

Following a rocky start, celebrity chef Tom Kitchin has fostered an enduring love for whisky, finds Morag Bootland. He sits down with us for the latest...
The first legal dram from the Outer Hebridean Isle of Harris, The Hearach offers an elegant single malt, with fruit and floral notes and a long, slightly smoky, finish.

Isle of Harris: Distillery releases four new batches of the long awaited Hearach whisky

Last year the first batches of the long awaited Isle of Harris whisky sold out in less than five hours – after more than 25,000...
Rosebank Distillery.

Rosebank Distillery: ‘King of the Lowlands’ ready to re-open with 100-year-old mill still used in whisky production

It was closed three decades ago in 1993, but now the ‘King of the Lowlands’, Rosebank Distillery is to reopen.  The historic distillery has been...