Wildcat Gin is set free into the wilds of Scotland

An award-winning Scots spirits business are continuing to grow their portfolio announcing the launch of Wildcat Gin. Whyte & Mackay has created a contemporary gin, featuring a Cat’s Claw botanical, which they say is perfect for consumers who want to #SeizeTheNight. Wildcat Gin’s release is the latest in a series of investments by Whyte &…

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Leading comedy club to open first Scots venue

One of the UK’s most successful independent comedy clubs is to open its first Scottish venue. The curtain is set to rise on year-round laughs in Glasgow with the opening of The Glee early next year. Currently under renovation at a site on the city’s Renfrew Street, the 400-seat Glee Club Glasgow will officially open…

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Lifestyle brand set to open second Scottish hotel

A hotel chain’s lifestyle brand which began in Scotland is set to open its second outlet. Marriott’s Moxy Hotels  has appointed Glaswegian Ross Saunders to lead the launch of the new 181 bedroomed Glasgow Moxy. The new hotel is due to open in the Merchant district of the city on November 13. Aged 32, Ross…

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10 great Scots who’ve influenced Doctor Who

Doctor Who returns to our TV screens this Sunday night, with a new actor in the lead role. And for the first time since 1986, there isn’t a high-profile Scot to be found in front of, or behind, the camera. Jodie Whittaker is the new leading actor in the series, but since 1987, when Sylvester…

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Comedy and music return with Abandoman

A comedian who is a previous winner of Best Musical Act of the Fringe is returning to Scotland. Abandoman, also known as Rob Broderick, is Ireland’s finest hip-hop musical comedian is back on tour with his biggest show to date. Using his trademark blend of audience interaction and razor-sharp improvisation, Rob will take you on a…

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Escape to the country and see incredible views

A wonderful country home with views of Ben Lomond and beyond, and an additional two bedroom cottage, is now for sale. Presented by Savills, Craighat is a wonderful country home which is thought to date from around 1875 and has been in the present family’s ownership for over 50 years. Traditionally late Victorian in design,…

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Genesis of a charity success brewing story

Two Scots are behind a charity project that sees money go to great causes every time someone drinks their beer. Alan Mahon and Josh Littlejohn are behind craft beer BrewGooder, with profits going to fund clean water projects in developing countries. Their work has already raised huge sums, and we turn back the clock to…

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Distillery celebrates first (and 525th) birthday

Regarded as ‘the spiritual home of Scotch whisky,’ Lindores Abbey Distillery celebrates its first anniversary since it opened to the public on 5 October last year. The team at the distillery brought whisky production back on the historical site of Lindores Abbey in Newburgh in Fife. It was here that, according to the Exchequers Roll,…

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A haunting we will go in the home of Halloween

Transylvania might have Count Dracula and Salem might have its witches; but Scotland is arguably the home of Halloween – or Samhain as it was originally known. It will also play host to many thrills, chills and scary events this 31 October. Halloween originates from the ancient Celts’ celebrations and is based on their ‘Feast…

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This Scottish mansion is a work of art

A Scots Baronial mansion transformed into a work of art is now available on the property market. Presented for sale by Savills, The Gart is a handsome stone built Scots baronial country house which dates from 1835. An original, smaller house was designed on the site by William Burn. It was substantially rebuilt and enlarged…

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