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The Dark Room at Perth Art Gallery: The pre-digital age of photography and the Scottish photographers that paved the way

For 150 years before digital photography became commonplace, photographic images were captured by the action of light on chemicals. The materials and processes evolved over...
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In a Nutshell, Richard Dalgleish: ‘I once made a club sandwich for Kylie Minogue’

Richard Dalgleish, Estate Executive Sous Chef at Gleneagles, grew up in the small Midlothian town of Penicuik and first sparked his interest in cooking by...
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh writing desk returns home to the Hill House

A writing desk designed at the turn of the 20th century by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has returned to the Hill House, its original home. The...
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Review: Luxford Burger, Edinburgh

It’s print deadline week at Scottish Field. It’s always fun (and games) making sure everything is just so before we send another issue off to...
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In a Nutshell, Ewan McAllister: I cooked for Andrew Fairlie once, it was a tense couple of hours in the kitchen’

Ewan McAllister, executive head chef at hospitality hospitality group SimpsInns on cooking for Andrew Fairlie, the music he listens to in the kitchen and his...
Experimental archaeologist Isobelle Hanby with the piece of woven fabric which lay buried in the bottom of Loch Tay in Perthshire for nearly 2500 years. Credit Martin Shields

Surviving piece of Iron Age fabric buried in Loch Tay for 2,500 years goes on display

This surviving piece of Iron Age fabric, which lay buried in the bottom of Loch Tay in Perthshire for nearly 2,500 years, is going on...

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Cask and Still Magazine Issue 2

The second issue of Cask & Still takes us behind the scenes of the remake of the classic film Whisky Galore. We are given an...
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Smokehead launches a brand new whisky first

Smokehead has created a whisky industry original product with the first-ever pre-mixed single malt in a ready to drink can serve. Kick-starting the brand-new ready...

Notebook – August 2021

Torabhaig whisky from Skye is among the new spirits reviewed by Peter Ranscombe. IT'S time once again to dip into my notebook and share some...

Glen Scotia: Preview of dunnage tasting whiskies

Glen Scotia is taking its malts festival online again next week - and Peter Ranscombe has had a sneak peak at the whiskies it will...
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A collection of vital whiskies for the 21st century

The Whisky Exchange is launching a tasting set that takes drinkers on a journey through the ground-breaking whiskies of the 21st century. In the two...

The best sake and shochu for whisky fans

Japan’s brewed and distilled drinks have lots to offer Scotch lovers, as Peter Ranscombe finds out. YOU’VE heard of sake, but how about shochu? While...

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