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New tonic water will help to lift any spirit
A Scots tonic water which aims to enhance the flavour of gin, whisky, rum, vodka and tequila looks set to stir up the drinks industry....
World War I – as seen first hand in the trenches
Mud and Bodies is a fascinating collection of letters and extracts from the war diaries of Captain NAC Weir during the period 1914-1920. The diaries...
Kim’s shaping up for strongwoman event
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s six-tonne tractors while training for her next event. The 26-year-old, a lab scientist for...
Recipient of Next Chapter Award 2020 revealed
A poet from Orkney has been announced as the recipient of Scottish Book Trust’s Next Chapter Award 2020. Olive M Ritch now lives and works...
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Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore appointed global band ambassador at Ardnahoe Distillery
Scottish folk-rock band Skerryvore has been appointed as the global band ambassador of Ardnahoe Distillery. The band are planning a series of special whisky sessions...
Skotch and Sketch at The Glasshouse, Edinburgh
Grant Dickie heads to a Skotch and Sketch workshop at The Glasshouse, in Edinburgh, to taste their latest dram and try his hand at sketching. ...
The Macallan to open new fine dining restaurant on iconic estate
In 2021, The Glenturret Lalique became the first restaurant inside a distillery to achieve Michelin recognition. Just a few years later, it followed it up...
Benbecula Distillery: Spirit flows through island distillery after 130-year-old whisky recipe revived
The first spirit has started to flow at Benbecula Distillery after an islander brought a 130-year-old recipe back to life. Angus MacMillan always dreamed of...
