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The long walk to freedom after the Clearances
The Highland Clearances forced many to make desperate journeys in search of a new life. This is the inspiring story of one of them. More...
Walk the walk – the stunning Caledonian Challenge
Don’t just talk about it – take part in the Caledonian Challenge and embark on an unforgettable journey through some of Scotland’s most stunning scenery....
How a Scotsman took cricket to South Africa
In 1877, young Scotsman James Douglas Logan emigrated to South Africa. Within a few years he had made his fortune through business, politics and his...
10 great Scottish writers and their renowned work
There are numerous renowned writers all over the world, and we can get lost in a sea of novels, poems and other great works that...
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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...
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,...
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...
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...
