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New head of policy joins Scottish Land & Estates

Scottish Land & Estates, the rural business organisation, has appointed a new head of policy. Stephen Young joins SLE from the Scottish Agricultural Organisation Society...

A Scottish link to the Titanic investigation

The Titanic tragedy in 1912 resulted in an investigation into the deaths of 2229 people who officially were lost in the sinking. The investigation into...

Argyllshire Gathering prepares for the games

Some of the best bagpipers, strongest men, highest jumpers and top dancers in the world will take part in the Argyllshire Gathering’s Oban Games tomorrow...

UK Sausage Week Awards hunts best Scottish banger

The hunt for the best Scottish banger is on at this year’s UK Sausage Week Awards. With the hopes of championing one of our nation’s...

Enjoy a wee walk in the UK’s biggest national park

Wee Walks Week is back again next month, encouraging us to get out and about in Scotland. Walking is the best form of exercise –...

A collection of a Gaelic family’s works of poetry

The Glendale Bairds is an epic collection which brings to life the celebrated works and biography of Gaelic poet Niall Macleòid, as well as the...

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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released

It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
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Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
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Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery

The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
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...