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The Good Books, Catherine Hokin: ‘I come from a working class background which prized education, our house was full of books’

Books | Culture
Catherine Hokin on the books of her childhood, her best books of the year so far, and reading in rainy Glasgow.   The first book...
Sir Ian Rankin & Simon Reade. [Credit: Jess Shurte Photography]

New ‘Inspector Rebus’ play comes to Scotland

Culture | Performing Arts | Theatre | What’s on
Sir Ian Rankin’s ‘Rebus’ detective novels have been translated into 36 languages and adapted for radio, the stage and the screen. Now, following the success...
Cathy Marsden, Head of Rare Books at Lyon & Turnbull, with the rare first edition of Robert Burns' Poems. Credit: Stewart Attwood

Rare first edition Robert Burns’ poetry from 1786 could fetch £60,000 at auction

Arts & Antiques | Culture
An exceptionally rare first edition of Robert Burns’ poetry, published in 1786 by a Kilmarnock printer who was the first to take a risk on...
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Rule Britannia: On board Britannia with former Royal Yachtsmen for annual Yotties’ Week

Culture
Morag Bootland joins former Royal Yachtsmen on Britannia for Yotties’ Week, an annual celebration of life on board the floating palace.   We all know...
Jan Jacob and Anja. Credit: Amanda Farnese Heath

Producer’s Corner: Anja Baak, Great Glen Charcuterie

Food and Drink
It was a serendipitous encounter with a Dutchman who had bought a Scottish estate that led Anja Baak and her husband Jan Jacob to the...
Damian Barr. Credit: Kirsty Anderson.

The Good Books, Damian Barr: ‘James Baldwin’s voice is as urgent now as it ever was’

Books | Culture
Damian Barr on reading for the Big Scottish Book Club, his love of Jackie Kay's latest poetry and being inspired by James Baldwin.    The...
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What’s up with Whisky: March Madness

Scotland | Whisky
Welcome to our new whisky column where we will be discussing the secondary whisky market. As well as insights into the market we will be...
Judge Colin Forde comes from a family of Irish setter breeders in Southern Ireland, he is pictured here with Bownard Cherry Cherry [Photo: Angus Blackburn]

Gordon & MacPhail boosted ahead of new distillery

Scotland | Whisky
There's a new arrival at a Scotch whisky firm, ahead of the opening of a new whisky distillery in the heart of the Cairngorms. Gordon...

Notebook – October 2021

Grape&Grain | James Wine & Spirits | Whisky
A Speyside whisky from The Wine Society is among the bottles reviewed by drinks blogger Peter Ranscombe. THERE'S a distinct "Speyside" theme to the latest...

Cask and Still Magazine Issue 9

Cask and Still | Cask and Still Back Issues
We celebrate whisky, spice and all things nice in issue nine of Cask & Still. We look at Ghillie Basan’s new book, which has some...

Cask and Still magazine issue 8

Beer | Cask and Still | Cask and Still Back Issues
James Bond's drams are in focus as we take a look at Ian Fleming’s favourite whisky cocktails. We feature six - not 007 - of...

Cask and Still Magazine Issue 6

Beer | Cask and Still | Cask and Still Back Issues
Issue six of Cask & Still has some northern exposure, as we head to the world’s most northerly distillery, Aurora Spirit, is situated deep in...
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