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Rare whiskies sold for $1.2million to private collector
Two extremely rare bottles of The Macallan 1926 have broken the whisky world record after being sold for $1.2m (£861,120). Dubai Airport-based luxury spirits retailer...

Whisky distilling back in Fife town after 160 years
Whisky is now being distilled in St Andrews for the first time in 160 years. Whisky has made a long-awaited return to the Fife town,...

The search is on for new monument volunteers
An iconic Scottish monument is looking for new volunteers to help keep it running. Enthusiastic individuals are being sought to join the team as The...

New whisky will celebrate the true spirit of Glasgow
A limited edition dram has been released by independent Scotch whisky business Douglas Laing & Co. They have unveiled The Epicurean Cask Strength 'Glasgow' a...

Review: The Hari Afternoon Tea & London Tea Friends Summer Festival
Summertime in Auld Reekie can feel a lot more hectic than The Big Smoke. So, instead of breaking to London for the hustle and bustle,...

Travel Review, Knipoch Hotel: ‘A visit to Knipoch is like taking a deep, restorative breath of crisp, cleansing Highland air’
I knew that Shakespeare’s singular Scottish play, Macbeth, was set in Scotland, of course, but I had no idea that the murder that inspired it...

Travel Review: Seaton House, St Andrews
Visitors flock to St Andrews for different reasons, whether it be to play rounds of gold on the town's historic championship courses, visit the third-oldest...

Fred Olsen: Scotland, Scilly Isles & The West Country 10 Night Cruise
At the ripe old age of 33, I packed my bags, hopped on the 30-minute train from Haymarket to Rosyth and into the waiting taxi...

In a Nutshell, Theo Creton: Cooking has its highs and lows, but you can’t buy the feeling of putting a smile on someone’s face’
Theo Creton, head chef of MARA Restaurant at Links House, Dornoch, on the most he's ever paid for a meal, his favourite cookbook and the...

Review: The Crab & Lobster Fish Shack
South Queensferry is probably the perfect place for a seafood restaurant, and so taking the short hop from Edinburgh to the Firth of Forth to...

Producer’s Corner: Anona Gow, Pitscandly Farm
When Anona Gow began her career as a lawyer, she never imagined that one day she’d swap the courtroom for running a deer farm in...

Historic Coleburn Distillery to be revived after 40 years
The historic Coleburn Distillery is set to be revived after 40 years of lying dormant. Located in the heart of Speyside, Coleburn is being brought...