A Scots vodka with a smooth finish

Puffing Billy Steam Vodka is a small batch spirit with a big difference. Hailing from the Borders Distillery – makers of Kerr’s Borders Gin and Lower East Side whisky – Puffing Billy Steam Vodka is unfiltered malted barley vodka, bottled at 40% ABV, and named after the Carterhead still which plays a key role in…

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Beautiful residential and sporting estate for £2.65m+

A superb Speyside residential and sporting estate has come to the market. Cairnty Estate comprises a fabulous Georgian-style contemporary home with glorious views across the Spey Valley and set in several acres of beautiful gardens and grounds. It offers excellent pheasant shooting, roe deer stalking and trout fishing and also includes farming, forestry and residential…

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Scotch Malt Whisky Society opens in Glasgow

The Scotch Malt Whisky Society has opened its first permanent location in Glasgow. The new venue opened last night, bringing the Society’s colourful whisky experiences to Glasgow for the first time in a Members’ Room, following on from already established SMWS locations in Edinburgh, including their home at The Vaults in Leith. The Bath Street…

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The Fife Arms celebrates whisky throughout March

The Fife Arms in Braemar will this month celebrate Scotland’s national drink with a mixture of talks, drop-in tasting sessions and whisky pairing dinners. Over the month, the programme of talks and whisky tastings will delve into the origins of the bracing spirit and explore old feuding malt dynasties and scotch smuggling as we journey…

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The Auldhouse Arms – gourmet food worth seeking out

Sometimes, going off the beaten track in search of good food more than pays off. The Auldhouse Arms is located in a small rural village, just outside of East Kilbride. Originally built more than 200 years ago as a village pub, it has expanded several times over the years, and has recently had a massive…

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Limited-edition Glenfarclas released in Glencairn Crystal

Glenfarclas has globally released its much awaited limited-edition Pagoda Ruby Reserve. The distillery’s oldest whisky released to date has been aged for 62 years and is beautifully presented in a stunning Glencairn decanter featuring hand-mounted precious rubies. The Glenfarclas Pagoda Ruby Reserve joins the critically acclaimed Pagoda Reserve Trilogy, that comprises extremely rare whiskies aged…

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John O’Groats whisky distillery plans approved

Planning permissing has been secured for Scotland’s northernmost mainland whisky distillery. A new micro Scotch whisky distillery is set to open in John O’Groats in 2021, following planning permission secured yesterday (2 March) for a 32,670 square foot site which will house a distillery, visitor centre and bonded warehouse. The micro-distillery will become Scotland’s most…

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Distell collect 11 trophies at World Whisky Awards 2020

Bunnahabhain, Tobermory and Deanston’s distilleries are among Distell’s 11 award wins at this year’s highly acclaimed World Whiskies Awards. The group’s range of Scottish single malts featured heavily across numerous categories. Tobermory Distillery, which produces both Tobermory Whisky and peated expression, Ledaig, uses the colourful cottages and the island’s natural beauty as inspiration throughout the…

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Revised plans submitted for new Islay distillery

Elixir Distillers’ plans to build a distillery on Islay is a step closer to reality submitting revised plans. Co-founders Sukhinder and Rajbir Singh want to build at a location just outside of Port Ellen, where their proposted the distillery would seek to combine the best elements of tradition and modernity in both design and production.…

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The return of Velvet Fig whisky from Wemyss Malts

Wemyss Malts continues its 15th anniversary celebrations this year with the return of Velvet Fig. Velvet Fig was Wemyss Malts first limited edition blended malt released back in 2014 and received its flavour led name in reference to the rich flavours from the sherry cask maturation. It’s now back in the form of a 25…

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