New craft beer range coming to Scots supermarkets

Lidl has launched an exclusive new Scottish craft beer range, Beinn Brewing, in partnership with long-standing supplier, Stewart Brewing. Crafted in homage to Scotland’s scenic landscape, the Beinn Brewing range consists of three tropical pale ales for spring-time sipping. The bold and bright beers – including a Citrus Belter, Tropical Trossachs and Beinn Hazy –…

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Tamdhu ready to offer a Spain to Speyside experience

Tamdhu distillery only opens its doors to the public once a year during The Spirit of Speyside Whisky Festival. This year the brand is hosting an immersive ‘Spain to Speyside’ tour and tasting with London’s famous Spanish deli, Brindisa. Taking place on Thursday, 28 April, the exclusive whisky experience includes an in-depth tour with distillery…

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Enter the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition

Leading field sports equipment suppliers Farlows are hosting the Great Salmon Fly Tie-Off competition. As many notable members of the Royal Family were or are fly fishers (The Queen Mother, Prince Charles and even Her Majesty The Queen), Farlows have are celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee by launching a competition on their social media channels…

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First limited edition from The Gauldron is just 2125 bottles

Douglas Laing & Co have announced the first ever limited edition under their award-winning Campbeltown Malt Scotch Whisky brand: The Gauldrons Sherry Cask Finish. Joining the core expression which launched in 2017, The Gauldrons Sherry Edition is strictly limited to no more than 2125 bottles. A marriage of single cask single malts exclusively from Campbeltown,…

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Music legend’s botanical art in new exhibition

Scottish folk and blues legend Rory McEwen’s botanical art will be exhibited at Marchmont House as part of a celebration of his life and achievements. Family and friends will gather at the Borders mansion where McEwen spent his childhood in order to see the exhibition ahead of its public opening, and to celebrate his life…

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Macallan expression celebrates the joy of New York

The Macallan has released Distil Your World New York, a single malt whisky and documentary that capture the essence of one of the most iconic cities in the world. Crafted by The Macallan Whisky Maker Polly Logan in collaboration with the Roca brothers, owners of El Celler de Can Roca, twice named Best Restaurant in…

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Brass band to perform on top of Calton Hill

Collective will present a new performance by Cauleen Smith, commissioned as part of the current exhibition of her 2014 film H-E-L-L-O in the City Dome. Collective brings people together to look at, think about and produce contemporary art in a new kind of City Observatory. Cauleen Smith is an interdisciplinary artist whose work reflects upon…

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Discover the magic of glass ships in bottles

Glass artist and researcher Dr Ayako Tani will reveal the magic and fast disappearing craft behind glass ships in bottles, and exquisite designs highly sought-after last century. They will be featured in two one-off tours of her exhibition at the Scottish Maritime Museum in Dumbarton on Saturday 14 May. Ayako will lead the 11am and…

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A celebration of a legendary Scots piper

I Piped, That She Might Dance follows the story of Angus MacKay of Raasay, a legendary piper and extraordinary exponent of Scottish music. In fact, he may have been one of the most significant Highland pipers in history, having published a collection of music that was used as the foundation for the Piobaireachd Society’s Collection.…

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Bellfield Brewery: Keeping ‘Vigil’ on Edinburgh’s beer

Bellfield Brewery took a ‘deep dive’ into gluten-free beers, but is now moving them from a niche into the mainstream, writes Peter Ranscombe. WHILE the rest of the nation sat transfixed by BBC One submarine drama Vigil last autumn, Bellfield Brewery in Edinburgh was preparing to take delivery of its very own stainless-steel tubes. “They…

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