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Jacqueline Munro-Lafon: An appreciation JACQUELINE Munro-Lafon was the doyenne of the French community in Scotland, an iconic and much-loved figure. On February 13 she died peacefully in Glasgow, in the presence of her son and daughter-in-law, a fortnight after her hundredth birthday. Jacqueline Lafon was born in 1921, in Paris like four generations of her family before. Her father was a wine merchant, and the family lived in the Latin Quarter, that alluring fusion of bourgeois elegance, intellectual enquiry, and student buzz. After leaving school, she undertook a journalism degree, her...

AS somebody that’s campaignt for the Scots language owre mony years, I wis maist upliftit tae read aboot the young singer Iona Fyfe, supportit by MSP Clare Adamson, persuadin Spotify tae recognise Scots as a language, an saicondly, tae hear her arguing the case for a Scots Language Act. It’s a proposal some o us hae buin advocatin for mony years – probably even afore Iona wis born– but withoot much success it has tae be said, at least up tae noo. On the ither haun, when I read some bloggers’ predictable comments aboot this in The Herald, I wis remindit that owre mony Scots sti...

Top level Irish whiskey is now better than Scotch Ahead of St Patrick's Day, one expert says the tables are turning, and explains exactly how to find the perfect Irish whiskey Irish whiskeys are the perfect option for St Patrick's day If there are any doubtful discerning drinkers left out there, be assured Irish whiskey is an irrefutable investment opportunity. The current crop of producers are presenting jaw-dropping innovation and extraordinarily rare releases, placing this spirit in the cross hairs of all avid collectors. And thanks to this blossoming assemblage of luxury opportunities Iri...

World's most expensive whisky set to break records in upcoming sale The Macallan 1926 Fine and Rare 60 Year Old 75cl / US Import. Photo: Peter Dibdin. PERTH .- The second half of one devoted whisky lover’s ‘Perfect Collection’ will go under the hammer next month in a sale that is set to go down in whisky history. From 12-22 February 2021, over 1,900 bottles of the rarest, most coveted and expensive single malts in existence, including many from Scotland’s long lost distilleries, will feature in the sale hosted by online whisky auction specialists, Whisky Auctioneer. Leading the auction is...