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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...
John Knox's painting 'Landscape with Tourists at Loch Katrin', oil on canvas, 1815 (Image: National Galleries of Scotland)

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...
The impressive Robert Burns visitor centre in Alloway is worth a visit

Celebrate Rabbie Burns’ 260th birthday in style

He may be 260, but he’s not doing too shabby: Robert Burns - Scotland’s national bard - is celebrated every year on would have been...

Stores aim to get Scotland first footing again

A supermarket is encouraging people across the country to reignite the heritage of Hogmanay by first-footing their neighbours with a lump of coal. Customers across...
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Dissect medical history online for the first time

A new resource that allows people to delve easily for the first time into the fascinating world of medical history - including rare photographic collections...

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Gin Bothy unveils plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route

Scottish producer Gin Bothy has unveiled plans for a whisky distillery on a historic smuggling route.  The distillery in Glen Prosen, Angus, sits on land...
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Scotch Malt Whisky Society releases two new Taiwanese whiskies

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) has released two new Taiwanese whiskies. The whisky club is shining a spotlight on the five-year-old single malt Taiwanese...
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A Dram With Graham Omand, Lagg Distillery: ‘Welcoming Ewan McGregor and gifting him his very own cask was some achievement’

From welcoming Ewan McGregor to the distillery to gift him his own cask and celebrating five years in business, it's been a busy year for...
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The Glen Grant releases its rarest ever whisky – a 65 Year Old with a £39,000 price tag

When James ‘The Major’ Grant inherited Speyside distillery the Glen Grant in 1872, he brought his affinity of plants, flowers and the natural world with...
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Formula One Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc becomes new face of Scotch whisky Chivas Regal

F1 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has become the new face of Scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal. The partnership comes following news of the spirit company...
Speyside Tour with SMWS 2 & 3rd Nov 2017.
Glen Moray Distillery, Elgin
Euan Campbell smells the whisky in the barrels

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A Dram With Euan Campbell, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society: ‘We’re pushing boundaries but respecting the heritage of this centuries old drink.’

Whisky drinkers all over the world have likely heard of The Scotch Malt Whisky Society. Since the whisky club was first formed in 1983, it...

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