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Scots are the fastest readers in Great Britain

New research has shown that Scots are Britain's fastest readers. Lenstore developed a test to measure the speed you read, and participants from Scotland boasted...

The Twelve Days of Christmas totem poles return

Twelve unique and striking totem pole sculptures will once again been placed across Aberdeen city centre – can you find them all? Created by local...
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Work on the first cider brewery in the north east is underway

Plans to create north east Scotland’s first cidery have been revealed. Husband and wife team, Neil and Katie Sime, who run Blackford Craft Distillery near...

Gin distillery gets in festive spirit with tasting event

Gin lovers are to have the rare opportunity to help a luxury gin brand determine its newest recipe at a special Christmas tasting night. Just...

New campaign aims to create more young farmers

A campaign to get more Scots under 30 into a career in farming has been launched. Barclays has kicked off #FarmtheFuture, a nationwide campaign encouraging...
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A tasty Christmas dinner is really stacking up

Scotland's leading pancake restaurant has unveiled its tasty menu for the festive season. Glasgow-based Stack & Still, which is the UK's largest pancake and licensed...

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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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