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Pipers parading at Castle Gordon

Piping organisations unite to create a new Scottish centre of excellence

A move to a new national centre of excellence for piping has been approved this week. The boards of the College of Piping and the...
The Blair Castle Caravan Park reception building

Enjoy more of Scotland’s great outdoors with a staycation this spring

Scots are being invited to stay in their own country this spring and enjoyed a staycation at Blair Castle Caravan Park. Nestled in the stunning...
Ken and Anne Gunn at their wedding in Skeabost House Hotel

Tribute to Ken Gunn, Scotland’s master hotelier of the seas

The man who introduced luxury sailing to the world of Scottish hospitality has died at the age of 67. Ken Gunn, the global seafarer who...
The Glenmorangie Spios Speakeasy Bar

Scots distillery will recreate the era of Prohibition American with new Speakeasy

A Scots distillery firm is to celebrate the golden age of American whiskey by opening its own Speakeasy. The Spice & Rye will be a...
Whisky

Scotch Whisky gets protected legal recognition from New Zealand

Scotland's national drink has secured enhanced legal protection form down under, to protect its brand name. The Scotch Whisky Association's application to register 'Scotch Whisky'...
Dunvalanree is located in a site linked to Robert the Bruce

Property with a connection to Robert the Bruce is offered for sale

A historical hotel reputed to be sited near where Robert the Bruce was inspired by a spider is on the market. Dunvalanree, a hotel on...

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...