Creativity and provocation have been some of the most important values in the Scottish arts. Our artists need their creative freedom. And the rest of us would rather like it, too.
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Last year, Suntory released a canned highball version of one of its most popular Japanese whiskies, Hakushu. It’s so good that our Hakushu-loving Japanese-language reporter K. Masami thought it could be served as-is at a bar. But late last month a new challenger entered the ring, and Masami was eager to try it out. The new…