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Festival to boost Glasgow coffee shops
GLASGOW Coffee Festival is taking to the streets to promote local businesses. The festival, which has been running for six years, was due to take...

Maths Week Scotland competition launches
PUPILS from throughout Scotland will be competing to win prizes for their schools as part of Maths Week Scotland, which begins on 28 September. All...

Leith market’s Oktoberfest starts today
THE first of three Oktoberfest weekends gets underway today at Pitt Street Market in Leith "Pittöberfest" features Barney’s Beer, Bellfield, Campervan, Edinburgh Beer Factory, New...

Caledonia on my mind
Like many of those born outside Scotland to avowedly Scottish families, Dugald Bruce-Lockhart has a complicated relationship with the mothership. "WITH a name like Dugald...
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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...

Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series
Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...

The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old
The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...

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...