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Meeting Robert Louis Stevenson is in the timing

Featuring in his third book, Tom Afflick is Philip Caveney’s time-travelling adventurer and this time he meets famous author Robert Louis Stevenson. Can Tom persuade...
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A modern Frankenstein – with Mary Shelley at its heart

Frankenstein - it's a book that's become a monster in itself over the years. Mary Shelley's Gothic tale, first published in 1818, has gone on...
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Scotland’s farmers are fighting climate change

Scotland's meat producers say they are doing their bit to help the environment, after a TV documentary aired last night. The BBC One documentary, Meat:...
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Writer Ian Rankin joins the Super Power Agency

ebus author Ian Rankin shared some of his love of literacy with a group of Scots schoolchildren yesterday. He was supporting the Super Power Agency,...

Scottish venison will be enjoyed with Gousto

The increased demand for lean protein is fuelling growth for a Scottish venison supplier. The award-winning Highland Game has secured a new partnership with the...

Celebrating the nation’s micro-distilleries

Distillation is a sort of magic that involves taking humble grains and turning them into wonderfully intoxicating spirits. Industrialisation has sucked the magic from the...

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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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