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Culture

Half-price tickets for The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo’s annual preview evening are for sale from 10am today. This year, the Tattoo presents Kaleidoscope - a...

An epic tale set during the time of Culloden

Books | Reviews | Scotland

Surrey-born author Kimberley Jordan Reeman has created an epic 782-page book that is not for the faint hearted. Set in Scotland in 1746 during the...

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From rags to riches with Lady Emma’s lovely rugs

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Lady Emma Tennant is reviving the traditional art of making rag rugs. Emma is best known as a painter who creates beautiful watercolours of flowers,...

The tragic story of a Scots soldier – in his own words

Books | Reviews

So many Scottish families have their own stories from World Wars I and II. This is the biography of Charles Grant Tennant, a pacifist who...

Alexander McCall Smith is Mr Brightside

Books | Scotland

Alexander McCall Smith, whose books are a prescription for happiness, talks about his responsibility to his readers and the female influences in his life. His...

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How the UK–India trade deal opens door in the Scotch whisky industry

Cask and Still | Whisky

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...

Scottish Field Summer Challenge 2025 Results

Cask and Still

For 25 years – a quarter of a century – the Scottish Field Whisky Challenge has been helping readers to discover some of the best...

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’

Cask and Still | Whisky

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

Ardbeg Smokiverse explores a new high gravity dimension

Food and Drink | Whisky | Whisky News

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

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

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...

The Macallan unveils single malts inspired by Charles Rennie Mackintosh – including rare 46 Year Old

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

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...