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Review: Road Hole Restaurant, St Andrews

The old favourite Road Hole Restaurant in St Andrews retains arguably the best dining views over a golf course in the world, but the menu...
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Maison by Glaschu kicks off summer with week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak frites

One of Glasgow’s chicest restaurants, Maison by Glaschu is kicking off summer with a week-long ice cream cart pop-up and a Bastille Day bottomless steak...
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Life With Damien Warren-Smith: ‘Gary’s my alter ego. He’s me if I had zero inhibitions. He’s my Sasha Fierce’

Damien Warren-Smith, aka Garry Starr, on his Scottish roots, his alter ego and the Monty Python sketch he wished he'd created.   I was born...
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Producer’s Corner: Charlie Aitken, Rum Cay

Charlie Aitken grew up listening to stories from his grandparents about their time living near the island of Rum Cay in the Bahamas, during the...
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Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘Mullein isn’t just amazing for us but it serves as a valuable resource for wildlife’

The sheer structure and standing of the truly beautiful Mullein flower means it stands head and shoulders above all the other plants – not unlike...
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Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture crowned winner Scotland’s Home of the Year

An Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture has been crowned winner of Scotland’s Home of the Year. Hilltop House near Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire – a...

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The Macallan Launches Collab with Stella and Mary McCartney

Their memories of Scotland stem from their childhood home on the West Coast, where they spent days on a farm in Kintyre with their father...
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Whisky society sets world record for largest online tasting event

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has set the Guinness World Record for largest online tasting event to mark their 40th anniversary. SMWS is the world’s...
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The Macallan: World’s ‘most valuable’ whisky to go for auction

A bottle of single malt whisky from The Macallan distillery is set to go for auction next month, with an estimated price of up to...
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Loch Lomond Whiskies: The Whisky Lover’s Guide to Hosting a Tasting Dinner

AD Feature A tasting dinner is an ideal way to get to know fellow whisky enthusiasts or to introduce friends with no knowledge of this...
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Distillers One of One auction raises £2.25 million

This year’s Distillers One of One charity whisky auction broke 19 auction records and raised a whopping £2.25 million for charity. The 39-lot sale, held...

Bowmore whisky sells for more than £500,000 at auction

A bottle of Bowmore whisky has sold for more than £500,000 at auction. Distilled in 1962 on Islay, it’s Bowmore’s oldest dram and sold for...

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