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Michael John McCarthy in Turntable, which he co-wrote with Martin O'Connor

Successful Edinburgh Fringe show set for national tour – and trip to Germany

Hit Edinburgh Fringe show Turntable is set to begins its first tour across Scotland and Germany this week. The performances begin in Perth this Friday,...
Scottish tennis hero Andy Murray

Another fantastic honour for Scotland’s tennis hero Andy Murray

Scottish tennis hero Andy Murray's Victorian mansion has become one of only two Five Star Gold Country House Hotels in Scotland following a grading by...
VisitScotland's Six Degrees movie map

Scotland is just six degrees of separation away from the Oscars

Six Degrees of Separation is a good fun game when you're trying to link anyone to anyone else on the planet, in just six people....
Ginkhana is gin, with an exclusive equestrian twist

New Scottish gin aims to conquer the equestrian market

A new Scottish gin aimed at the equestrian market has been given its official launch. And Ginkhana has already received the seal of approval from...
Golf

Golfers given the chance to play a four-ball at Gleneagles

Golfers will be able to take advantage of a special offer to play a four-ball at Gleneagles in March. In August this year, Gleneagles will...
The Return from Eden Court is currently touring Scotland

The story of Martin Guerre touring Scottish theatres

The true story of Martin Guerre is being brought to Scottish theatres over the coming days with the play, The Return. Eden Court Theatre’s new...

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...