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A venison sausage roll by Gosia Baker (Photo: Farmison & Co)

Voting open for the Eat Game Awards finalists

The race is on to find the finest game creators in the country as voting is underway in the second edition of the national Eat Game...
Mosse breeds and train Border Collies (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

From ballet dancing to One Man and his Dog

From ballet dancing to being a rock star, champion sheepdog trialist Mosse Magnusson has had a dizzyingly eclectic career. Not many shepherds can say they...
Lucy Beattie raises between 50 and 100 turkeys each year on her farm in Ullapool

Plenty of pluck in Scotland’s turkey industry

Scotland’s small farmers raise, slaughter and prepare their own turkeys. It's January, and the memories of the festive season are disappearing rapidly into the distance....

Charlotte and the chocolate factory

A heady mix of Scotland's natural flavours combined with a ladleful of indulgence make Charlotte Flower's chocolates something very special indeed. A quaint cottage just...

A celebration of Edinburgh’s New Town architecture

I’m not normally an avid reader of architectural volumes. But this collection of essays which reflects on the intellectual, economic and political contexts which provided...

The games master who enjoys a good Stramash

Tony Mitchell took a homemade board game that he used to play with his friends and turned it into an international hit. Mention the word...

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Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Islay-based Ardbeg Distillery has unveiled Ardbeg Smokiverse - its new limited-edition release to mark Ardbeg Day 2025, which takes place on Saturday 31st May as the...
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Glen Scotia reveals oldest ever whisky – a 50-year-old that’s the first edition in its new Elements series

Glen Scotia has unveiled a 50-year-old as the first edition in its new Elements of Campbeltown collection. The Elements of Campbeltown Collection takes inspiration from...
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The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

The Macallan has launched two single malts inspired by Scottish artist Charles Rennie Mackintosh, including a 46 Year Old whisky. Inspired by Mackintosh’s 1902 stained-glass...
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A Dram with Ben Curtis, The Single Cask: ‘Older doesn’t always mean better. It’s the cask that makes the whisky’

It has been a busy year for the team at The Single Cask as they opened up their new flagship bar in Singapore and expanded...
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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...

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