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Faces of Edinburgh: We find out what people love about the Scottish capital

‘This is a city of shifting light, of changing skies, of sudden vistas. A city so beautiful it breaks the heart again and again,’ Alexander...
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Life With a horologist: ‘In watchmaking you can’t cut corners or learn things overnight, it takes time’

Laings watchmaker Annika Leppala on following in her grandfather's footsteps as a horologist, learning the art of patience in a world full of immediacy and...
The Broch on the Isle of Harris has been named Scotland's Greatest Escape.

The Broch: Drystone home on Harris inspired by Iron Age named Scotland’s Greatest Escape

A drystone home on the Isle of Harris, inspired by the Iron Age, has been named Scotland's Greatest Escape. Situated on the Borve Lodge Estate,...
Melissa Curran helps care for Pollok Country Park's herd of 73 Highland Cows.

Life With Pollok Country Park: ‘I have the joy of working with one of the best known cattle breeds in the world’

Fourteen years ago Melissa Curran was a city girl who had never been around cattle. Now, an assistant livestock supervisor, she helps care for Pollok...
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Photo Essay: Dundee’s heritage and nature

Dundee Heritage Trust will host the latest International Garden Photographer of the Year exhibition, at Verdant Works Museum this year. Alongside IGPOTY Exhibition 17, images...
Cal Major has travelled 800 miles around Scotland’s wild coast on a paddleboard.

Life With Cal Major: ‘I look forward to the day I look out my window in the Highlands and see dolphins and whales’

Adventurer, vet and ocean advocate Cal Major has travelled 800 miles around Scotland’s wild coast on a paddleboard. Along the way, she made shocking discoveries,...

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SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DRINK

Inside the Glen Scotia Distillery

Bringing the taste of the Mull of Kintyre to the rest of the world

The taste of Campbeltown is being brought to the world, thanks to award-winning distiller Glen Scotia. The firm is to stage a tour that will...
The Balblair 2000 retails at £70

Balblair releases two new expressions for the spring

A Highland distiller known for its light, fresh and fruity character is all ready for spring with a couple of new expressions. Spring produce will...
The E&K is a blend of whisky from Ardmore and Glenrothes distilleries in Scotland and from Amrut Distillery in India

An international merger that’s been a huge success

A Scottish and Indian whisky fusion has become a massive hit. Pre-orders for E&K whisky outnumbered the number of bottles that were made available. The...
The new Batch 16 from GlenDronach

New releases offer the quintessential taste of The GlenDronach

Fifteen hand-selected casks of whisky distilled between 1989 and 2006 are now available. The GlenDronach Distillery has unveiled Batch 16 of the cask release programme....
Winter Queen whisky

Unique blend of whiskies is a real Dutch of class

A unique blend of Scotch and Dutch whisky has been released. Edinburgh-based Fusion Whisky said its new Winter Queen whisky celebrates the story and honours...
Drygate Brewery and Braw Beard have teamed up to create The Brawtherhood Brew

Beer and beards come together to form The Brawtherhood Brew

Two Scottish firms have joined forces to create a new beer. Drygate Brewery and Braw Beard have teamed up to create The Brawtherhood Brew –...