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Scots select lentil soup as their favourite

Forget modern gourmet or innovative twists, when it comes to enjoying a bowl of soup it is official: Scottish consumers love the classics, with lentil...
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Scots building closes for a £22million revamp

A historic Scots venue is to undergo a major £22million refurbishment. Paisley Town Hall hosted a sell-out festive family ceilidh before the doors closed, until...

Choose art prints from a world-class collection

The National Galleries of Scotland collection of over 100,000 artworks ranges from the Renaissance to the present day.  You can choose a high-quality art print...

Gearing up for Scotland’s 2019 poetry festival

Scotland’s International Poetry Festival has announced an outstanding line-up of talent as it prepares for the event in March. The StAnza festival will open in...

North east gin festival returns next month

A gin festival is to be held in the north east of Scotland in February. After this success of this year's GIN:NE event, it will...
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Scotland is all set for major exhibitions in 2019

A huge year lies ahead for National Museums Scotland in 2019. The completion of the transformation of the National Museum of Scotland’s iconic Victorian building...

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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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