Jonny Ingledew News Today

These are the tequilas that the judges at the worlds most prestigious spirits competitions deemed the best in the world.

Persie Distillery, near Bridge of Cally in Pethshire, has scooped one of the top honours at the "Oscars" for Scotland's gin-makers.

North Uist Distillery in the Western Isles won the top honour at the latest annual "Oscars" for Scotland's gin-makers.

For eight weeks towards the end of every summer, if you visit Uist in the Outer Hebrides youll see the local people clambering up hill and down dale picking flowering heather in their droves.

If you visit Uist in the Outer Hebrides you’ll see the local people clambering up hill and down dale picking heather in their droves.

Heather flowers are harvested by locals and used in the distilling process

Peter Ranscombe ponders whether protecting other whisky regions would give fledgling distilleries a marketing boost.

North Uist Distillery has taken another step towards reducing its carbon footprint through the launch of a new bottle design for its gin.

North Uist Distillery, a young Scottish gin distillery, has acquired a historic location on the remote island of Benbecula of Scotland's west coast and plans to produce whisky there.

Join us at the first virtual Highlands and Islands Regional Food Groups Conference on Wednesday 9 February 2022