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Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo teams up with Tom Kitchin

The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has teamed up with Michelin Starred chef Tom Kitchin for an exclusive dining experience. Twelve gusts will be treated to...

First winner of Fordyce Maxwell Award announced

A former student of Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) says he is 'overwhelmed and honoured' to be the first recipient of the Fordyce Maxwell Award for Agricultural Communications....

Robots could help farmers care for their crops and reduce chemicals

Robots are set to help farmers care for their crops and reduce the use of chemicals. Agritech robot Tom v4 will be used to remotely...
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Running up that hill: The spaniels climbing Scotland’s highest mountains

Meet the two adorable spaniels climbing Scotland’s highest mountains - with more than 250 scaled in less than two years. Pooches Hugo, aged six, and...
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Cheeky barn owl spotted retreating to rabbit hole to escape noisy brood

Sometimes we all need a bit of peace and quiet. But gamekeepers in the Lammermuirs were astonished when this male barn owl was spotted retreating...
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Stunning Victorian mansion built by piper to Queen Victoria hits the market

A Victorian mansion, built by a champion piper to Queen Victoria, has come on the market for £300,000. Built in the mid to late 1800s...

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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...
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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...
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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...