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Sir Paul McCarney performing Mull of Kintyre

It’s 40 years since Mull of Kintyre topped the charts

As the Christmas number one is set to be revealed, this year marks the 40th anniversary of a distinctly Scottish-sounding song. Paul McCartney's Mull of...
The giant walrus has been named Marmalade

Preserved walrus is named Marmalade after public vote

A giant walrus being exhibited in a Scottish museum has been named after a public vote. The walrus, kept at The McManus: Dundee’s Art Gallery...
The Bloom & Wild Tiny Tree

A tree-mendous idea for a last-minute Christmas gift

For those who have left entering into the Christmas spirit to the very last minute, don't fear the letterbox Christmas tree is here - or...
Waldorf Astoria staff in Edinburgh in front of the restored Roll of Honour, with cocktails which will raise funds for veterans' charities

Hotel cocktails with a poignant story will benefit veterans

A prestigious Edinburgh hotel has created cocktails to honour its staff who lost their lives in the First World War - which will benefit charity....
West Carswell Farmhouse near Neilston, in East Renfrewshire

Farmhouse offers a fantastic lifestyle with equestrian facilities and cottage

A stunning farmhouse on the outskirts of Glasgow is currently on the market. Robb Residential present West Carswell Farm in  Neilston, East Renfrewshire, which is set in...
Equi's new double cream vanilla

New ice cream is doubly good – and ideal for a Christmas treat

Party hosts will be dreaming of a white Christmas with a special new ice cream. With the festive season upon us, by now party-throwers, entertainers...

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...