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Plans for a distillery on banks of Loch Lomond given the go-ahead

Plans for a new distillery on the banks of Loch Lomond have been given the go-ahead. Loch Lomond Group has been given permission by Argyll...
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Photographic portraits of the Royal Family to go on show in Edinburgh

A photograph of King Charles on the verge of adulthood in Balmoral and the earliest surviving colour photographic print of a member of the Royal...
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SPECTRA: Scotland’s Festival of Light lands in Aberdeen

SPECTRA lands in Aberdeen for its 11th year and dazzles like never before.    February is a month of dark evenings. Sunset is getting later...
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Scotland Through A Lens: Golden Hour with Phil Wilkinson

For Phil Wilkinson it’s all about the light of golden hour, that glorious period of the day shortly after sunrise or before sunset when the...
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Producer’s Corner: RyeLaw, InchDairnie Distillery

When Fife based distiller InchDairnie launched RyeLaw, the world's first malted rye whisky, a few eyebrows were raised.  Inspired by the quintessentially American Rye whisky,...
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Hamish Martin: ‘Ground Elder is a staple food source in our family – and it has fabulous benefits for wildlife’

This month gardening columnist Hamish Martin explains why seeing the shoots of Ground Elder unfurl is a spring delight, as he explores the many uses of this versatile...

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Second expression released from Tullibardine’s Marquess Collection

Tullibardine distillery has released the much anticipated second expression in the brand’s treasured Marquess Collection, The Murray (2005). Bottled at cask strength this year, the single...

Survey reveals Scots support a cut to 80 per cent tax on whisky

A new poll says that more than two-thirds of Scots want the Chancellor to cut sky-high duty rates on whisky in this month's Budget. The...
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2017 Grand Final winners

The December issue supplement includes the full results of this year’s Grand Final of the Whisky Challenge. The final stage in this year’s Scottish Field...

Inaugural Dramathon is toasted by runners from all over Europe and America

A shared loved of whisky and long-distance running has led to the creation of a brand new event for Scotland - the Dramathon! Friends Ian...

Banffshire distillery releases its ‘smokiest’ expression to date

The anCnoc distillery has released its peatiest expression to date - Peatheart. Named after the nearby peat bogs, Peatheart is said to be the 'smokiest'...

Whisky exports increase to £1.8 billion – but volume shipped overseas drops

Scotch whisky exports increased by 3.4 per cent to £1.8 billion in the first half of this year. The sum - $2.4billion - was boosted...

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