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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...

Evidence of earliest human populations to have lived in Scotland discovered on Isle of Skye
Evidence of one of the earliest human populations known to have lived in Scotland has been discovered on the Isle of Skye. Stone tools found...

Ewan McVicar’s Pavilion Festival back in Ayr for a third year
Scottish DJ Ewan McVicar is bringing his Pavilion Festival back to Ayr this weekend, with sets from the likes of James and Annie Mac. Spanning...

In a Nutshell, ‘I’d love to cook for Mark Wahlberg I hear he enjoys his food’
Andrew Spence has been influenced by some exceptional chefs in his career from stages at Michelin Star restaurants to influences from travelling. Andrew is always...
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Alexander McCall Smith blends whisky with words
AUTHOR Alexander McCall Smith will host a reading tomorrow on The Malt Whisky Trail Instagram channel as part of Book Week Scotland. The writer, who...

Local landmarks inspire Kingsbarns’ whisky names
KINGSBARNS, the family-owned distillery in Fife, has today unveiled its latest whisky – Balcomie. Matured in American oak butts that previously held oloroso sherry, the...

Scotland’s first ‘vertical distillery’ takes shape
CONSTRUCTION has begun at Scotland's first "vertical distillery". Foundations have been laid for the £12 million Port of Leith distillery. The site sits next door...

A very special whisky – from The Wine Society
Peter Ranscombe tastes the first whisky from the society's reserve cask selection. WITH a name like "The Wine Society", it may not be the first...