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Review: Ardfern, Edinburgh

Richard Bath tries out the latest eatery from award-winning chef Roberta Hall McCarron. I’ve been lucky enough to have reviewed more than my fair share...
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RRS Discovery: 120-year-old rudder removed for restoration

It was built in Dundee in the early 1900s to take explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott to the Antarctic. But after 123 years and having...
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In a Nutshell, Chef Stavros Bampatsikos: ‘The biggest sin a chef can commit is serve food they are not proud of’

Stavros Bampatsikos, Executive Sous Chef at Gleneagles, on what he eats at home, the most he has paid for a meal and his favourite ingredient. ...
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Royal Highland Show: 200,000 people gather for event with record breaking ticket sales

More than 220,000 people attended this year's Royal Highland Show - generating £3.3 million. Friday and Saturday sold out, with general tickets sales up 2.5%...
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Martin Compston named chieftain of Cowal Highland Gathering

Line of Duty star Martin Compston has been announced as Cowal Gathering’s Honorary Chieftain for 2024. Greenock-born Martin – who became a household name for...
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Bloody Scotland: Richard Armitage, Ann Cleeves, Peter May and Ruth Ware to headline crime writing festival

Bloody Scotland, the Stirling crime writers festival has revealed it's full line for the event this September - including headliners Richard Armitage, Ann Cleeves, Peter...

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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
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Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...
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Sharks and 30ft waves: The deadly risks facing three Scots on a 14,000km Pacific row

For most people, shark-infested waters, mammoth waves, and fish that can pierce a boat’s hull would be the stuff of nightmares.  But for Jamie, Ewan,...
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Plans unveiled for new distillery to resurrect Ferintosh whisky on Black Isle

Plans for a new distillery on the Black Isle which will resurrect long lost Scottish whisky Ferintosh have been unveiled.  Ferintosh was once the largest...
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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...

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