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50 shades of brown at Dovecot Studios

Dovecot Studios is a contemporary tapestry studio housed in a renovated Victorian swimming pool in the capital. As well as some highly skilled and experienced...
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A sky full of stars with the air ambulance

As Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance gears up for the launch of its new Aberdeen base and aircraft next year, Scottish Field talks with the team...

A history of warships built on the River Clyde in photos

Following on from his book on Clydebank Battlecruisers, Ian Johnston has written another using archive photographs showing the ships built by John Brown, a name...
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The debt to pleasure of the Merry Widow

The late Queen Mother’s great-great-great-grandmother, the fabulously wealthy Mary Eleanor Bowes, endured kidnapping, notoriety and lashings of scandal in a life that was lived to...
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Crime and punishment – 10 infamous Scots trials

Some of Scotland’s most infamous criminals have fallen foul of the law and ended up in the dock in ten of the country’s most remarkable...

The man who saved the army – without holding rank

Sir John Pringle saved the lives of countless soldiers without ever commanding a battalion. This well researched book by a fellow physician tells the story...

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Archive image of Gordon & MacPhail shop in Elgin, founded in 1895. Credit: Gordon MacPhail

World’s oldest single malt Scotch whisky to be released this year

Whisky specialist Gordon & MacPhail is set to release the world's oldest single malt Scotch whisky this year - an 85-Years-Old from Glenlivet Distillery.  ...
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Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann invests in a new Scotch whisky Slanj

Game of Thrones actor Rory McCann has invested in a new blended Scotch whisky brand, called Slanj. Brothers Brian and Craig Halley, alongside friend Stuart...
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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Euan Duncan, a Partner at law firm Morton Fraser MacRoberts, on how the UK–India trade deal will affect Scottish whisky and the importance of geographical...
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Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...
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A Dram with Stewart Bowman, Lochranza: ‘Whisky is not just about making something to drink. It’s about the people and the place, it’s a journey’

Lochranza distillery manager Stewart Bowman chats about his career in whisky, his favourite flavour profiles and what makes Lochranza and Arran whisky so special.  ...
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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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