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Gearing up for the 178th Royal Highland Show

Country came to the capital as a Scottish Blackface Sheep launched the 2018 Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh's St Andrew Square. Emily the sheep, one...

Men and woman wanted to take part in new fashion book

A Scottish fashion writer and stylist is looking for men and women to feature in her new book The Fashion Annual. Lynne Coleman, nee McCrossan,...
Gavin Griffiths

Marathon man Gavin puts his best feet forward

A type 1 diabetic who aims to complete 25 marathons in one month across the UK and Ireland has completed the Edinburgh leg of his...
The spacious home affords effortless and relaxed living

A beautiful B listed house for sale in the country

Lindifferon House is a striking B listed country property. Presented to the market by Galbraith, it is located near Letham, in Cupar, Fife. Lindifferon House...
Flower power for all at the Knockengorroch World Ceilidh Festival 2018

World ceilidh music festival reveals 2018 line-up

Knockengorroch World Ceilidh music festival 2018 will have a Rivers of Music theme. The festival will entertain a wide range of music lovers from May...
Easter Achnahanat is a traditional cottage with modern comforts

Huge potential at this home with outdoor pool

A four bedroom detached house with huge development potential is for sale in the west of Scotland. Presented for sale by Bell Ingram , 16...

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...