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Half a million books given to Scottish children

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Almost half a million books will again be gifted to school pupils in Scotland as part of Book Week Scotland. Every pupil currently in Primary...

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Edinburgh Gin plans to create new city centre distillery

Food and Drink | Gin | Scotland

Multi-award-winning spirits brand Edinburgh Gin has today announced its plans to invest in a new multi-million-pound distillery in Edinburgh city centre. The development includes acquisition...

Crimewriting giants heading for Glasgow libraries

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Literary rebels are being let loose on Glasgow’s libraries this week, as the seventh annual Book Week Scotland festival (19 – 25 November) explodes into...

Edinburgh bar is revamped for a new audience

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A popular Edinburgh bar is set to relaunch for a new audience. Harry’s Bar, the west-end nightspot has been the destination of choice for revellers...

There’s no business like snow business at Braehead

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Wherever you head in Scotland now, it won't take you long before you see Santa, tinsels, presents and lots of fake snow. But children are...

Study days all set to return for Scottish art lovers

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Duff House’s popular Study Days will return to the Georgian mansion in Banff on 27 and 28 November. A joint initiative between Historic Environment Scotland...

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Isle of Harris Distillery releases second expression of The Hearach

Cask and Still | Whisky

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

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Whisky

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...

Q&A with Karuizawa’s Master Distiller, Yoshiyuki Nakazato

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | Spirits | Whisky

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,...

Scottish star Ewan McGregor to auction 150 bottles of whisky from his personal cask at Lochranza Distillery

Cask and Still | Whisky | Whisky News

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...

The Macallan releases rare 84 Year Old dram – its oldest ever whisky

Cask and Still | Food and Drink | 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...

Charity founded by whisky writer Charlie Maclean helps bring clean water to nearly 2,000 after first year

News | Whisky

A fledgling Scottish charity founded by iconic whisky writer Charlie Maclean has provided clean water for life to 1,847 Madagascans after just a year. The...