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Exploring and saving the backbone of Scotland

After walking the watershed in 64 days in 2005, a 745 mile route he calls ‘the backbone of Scotland’, Peter Wright believes sustainable measures are...
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10 tragic maritime disasters in Scotland’s cruel seas

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Iolaire. But sadly, it's not the only maritime disaster to have affected Scotland over...
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Pressing Scottish questions given some answers

Scotland has many questions that are regularly asked of it. And there's plenty of questions to be asked about Scots and their inventions and successes...

Swapping London for a quiet Scottish Island

One day, whilst on holiday from her busy job in London, Anne Cholawo came across something that would change her life forever. It was a...

Final tickets for the 2019 Scottish Rural Awards

There's just under three weeks to go until the winners of the 2019 Scottish Rural Awards are revealed - and there's a few tickets left...

Stepping back to the golden age of Scottish steam

Steam in Scotland tells the fascinating stories of our transport history and using images which have not previously appeared in print. Edinburgh-born Kevin McCormack takes...

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Scottish star Ewan McGregor raises £135k for charity after auctioning off 150 bottles of whisky

Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for charity after auctioning 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery. Some 543...
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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

The Isle of Harris Distillery has released the second permanent expression within The Hearach single malt range, The Hearach Oloroso Cask. It comes a year...
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A Tale of Two Islands: The latest drams from the Isle of Raasay and Lochranza distillery

Over the past few months there have been some new whisky releases, two of which James Robertson was lucky enough to have a chance to...
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Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Founded in 1955 in Miyota, Japan, a small town with a humid continental climate located on the foothills of Mount Asama in the Nagano Prefecture,...
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Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Scottish star Ewan McGregor is set to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his own personal cask at Lochranza Distillery for charity. The rare 26...
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The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

The Macallan has released a rare 84 Year Old dram - the oldest whisky to come from the distillery. The whisky, from 1940, forms part...

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