Centuries-old ritualistic drinking vessels. Twice-yearly meetings in a castle. A membership strictly off-limits to outsiders. Scotch has its own secret — well, more like exclusive — society. It’s ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. On her first visit to the US after Donald Trump was sworn in, prime minister Theresa May took the new president a ...

The US Chapter of the Keepers of the Quaich, the American arm of the Blair Castle-headquartered honorary Scotch whisky society, today announced legendary Scottish actor James Cosmo (Game of Thrones, ...

LONDON — What kind of gift do you get for a man who divides his time between the White House and a gold-plated skyscraper? That was the question facing British Prime Minister Theresa May ahead of her ...

A QUAICH is a shallow, two- or three-handled cup that often holds some kind of ceremonial value - just as well, because it’s not the most practical drinking vessel. Did you know with a Digital ...

Politics and Scotch whisky have always been inseparable partners. That fact was reinforced recently when the British Ambassador to the US, Dame Karen Pierce, Lady Roxburgh DCMG, and the Scottish ...

Theresa May will present Donald Trump with a traditional Scottish cup of friendship when she meets him in the White House on Friday. The gift of an engraved quaich reflects the US President's Scottish ...

IN AN audacious commando-style take on the historic Border Reivers, thieves broke into a stately home in the middle of the night before stealing priceless heirlooms collected by Sir Walter Scott. Did ...

Proposals to revamp West Princes Street Gardens will be handed over to planners by the end of April - with bosses insisting that the iconic green space will become accessible for all. Did you know ...