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A compelling account of highs and lows in India

A compelling and mesmerising account of India under a turbulent century of British rule, The Tears of the Rajas is a sweeping history of the...

Not long left to see Grayson Perry exhibition

Time's running out to see the most successful ticketed exhibition ever at Dovecot Studios, Edinburgh - Julie Cope’s Grand Tour: The Story of a Life by...
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The forgotten tunnel that crosses the River Forth

With three famous bridges now crossing the Forth of the Forth, a forgotten passage that once connected the Lothians and Fife lies dormant and flooded...

The life and times of the real Katie Morag

Creating the island of Struay and its flame-haired heroine Katie Morag has been a labour of love for Mairi Hedderwick - a nomadic, animal-loving illustrator,...

Intense decisions to be made on a Scots isle

This diary-style account follows a recently widowed artist, Lenka Majewska, and a historian, Ella Collingwood, who have just arrived in the village of Balvaig, on...

When a couple’s lives go their Separate Ways

Inverness-shire-based author Ryan Coull takes us on a long, emotional journey along with Dottie Hawthorn, a popular schoolteacher  whose marriage is on the brink of...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...
Charlie Maclean.

Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year.  The...
The Balvenie Fifty - Landscape bottle & drams

The Balvenie launches first in a trilogy of rare expressions

The Balvenie has launched the first in a trilogy of rare expressions that will form a new collecion to be released over three years. The...
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Beyoncé launches whisky after collaborating with a leading Scotch expert

Pop sensation Beyoncé has launched her own whisky, after collaborating with a leading Scotch expert. The star worked with Moët Hennessy, a subsidiary of LVMH,...
ULTRA Launch 2

Murray McDavid Whisky Unveils ULTRA collection

Renowned Scotch whisky brand Murray McDavid has introduced its most prestigious collection yet – ULTRA. The collection is a showcase of rare whiskies, each matured...

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