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Alasdair Taylor retrospective to open this month

A major retrospective of work by Scottish artist Alasdair Taylor is set to open this month. Born in 1936 near Tain, Taylor trained at the...
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Oldest materials on earth from Scotland featured in sculpture exhibition

Some of the earth’s older materials from Scotland which date back billions of years are being featured in a major sculpture exhibition. Scottish artist Angela...

Edinburgh hosting Scotland’s biggest breakfast

Edinburgh is playing host to ‘Scotland’s biggest breakfast.’ With five kitchens, three bars and seating for 500 guests, Edinburgh Food Hall Bonnie & Wild is...
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World’s first pedal cycle invented by Scottish blacksmith to be recreated

The world’s first pedal cycle invented by Scottish blacksmith Kirkpatrick Macmillan will be recreated - nearly two centuries after it was ridden around Scotland. Scottish...
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Bloody Scotland: Callum McSorley on Squeaky Clean

Each week Scottish Field will be talking to one of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlist authors about their novels and feature an extract from...

An excerpt from Squeaky Clean by Callum McSorley

An excerpt from Squeaky Clean (Pushkin) by Callum McSorley one of the shortlist authors for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. Click HERE to read our...

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Ardnahoe Distillery: First whisky to come from a new distillery on Islay since 2009 released

It has been six decades since Stewart Laing first learned how to make whisky on Islay. In the 1960s he travelled to the world-famous whisky...
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Kiefer Sutherland: Hollywood star brings new whisky to the UK

Hollywood star Kiefer Sutherland has unveiled his new whisky to the UK, a homage to his Canadian roots and love of the spirit. The whisky,...
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Life With Isle of Harris Distillery: ‘The Hearach is special, it has done so much for the island’

Isle of Harris distiller Thomas Macrae talks to us about his earliest memories of whisky and why The Hearach is so special to islanders. And...
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Lerwick Distillery: Shetland set for its first whisky distillery

The idea began more than a decade ago when friends Martin Watt, Caroline MacIntyre and Calum Miller came up with the idea to open the...
Since its humble beginnings nearly ten years ago, the distillery has generated £50,000 for the local community.

GlenWyvis: World’s first fully community owned distillery offers whisky lovers chance to buy shares

In 2015, former Army Air Corps helicopter pilot John McKenzie decided to bring whisky back to Dingwall after a 90 year absence. His idea was...
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Former Gordon & MacPhail chief Ian Urquhart dies following an illness

Scotch whisky legend Ian Urquhart has died aged 76. The Moray based businessman died peacefully on 15 March after an illness, with his family by...