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Scottish poetry prize attracting worldwide entries
This year’s Wigtown Poetry Prize has garnered interest from as far afield as Canada and Ecuador. This year the competition has introduced major changes to...
Joanna Lumley celebrates Moat Brae opening
The newly opened Moat Brae - Scotland’s new National Centre for Storytelling and Children’s Literature - has been declared as absolutely fabulous by Joanna Lumley....
A double reason for Caorunn to celebrate new gin
A Scots distillery is marking its upcoming 10-year-anniversary and World Gin Day (8 June) by launching their highest strength gin yet: Caorunn Highland Strength. Crafted...
This year’s Bloody Scotland has a Pointless guest
Scotland's leading crimewriters are to be joined by debut author Richard Osman, from TV's Pointless, as their year's Bloody Scotland festival. David Baldacci, Denise Mina,...
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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...
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...
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...
A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’
From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...
