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 Mercedes at the DT Stand. |
 Guillaume & Sabrina. |
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Jens Holst, Peder Hermansen and Gorm Brögger from Denmark before the tasting begins - no after tasting pictures were available! |
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Lonach 2007 , a great success. Over 11,000 people turned up, Limited edition Lonach 2007 sold out. |
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Many very old rare whiskies were sampled and exquisite Scottish themed canapés consumed! Despite the relentless rain, everyone was in good spirits!!!! (excuse the pun!) |
To mark their Beat the Drum gig in front of 17,000 people at Drumnadrochit on August 18, the band have selected a 20-year-old malt with help from Huntly's award-winning whisky merchant Duncan Taylor. The whisky will be limited to just 500 bottles and will be available to buy at the festival. Each bottle is individually numbered and accompanied by a certificate signed by the band. Band member Iain Bayne said: "In this significant year of Highland culture we thought there was no better way to mark our own involvement than to do so in the company of one of the finest, most vibrant and special of Highland malts. "It also seemed appropriate and fitting to name it Beat The Dram." Euan Shand, of Duncan Taylor, said: ''This is one of the most exciting private bottlings we have been involved in. The marriage of whisky and music has always been strong, and lovers of both will not be disappointed." |
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Click here to watch this video report in Windows Media format Plans have been revealed for a new £3.5million distillery in Aberdeenshire. A whisky merchant in Huntly is lodging a planning application to renovate a former creamery on the outskirts of the town. The building, in an idyllic setting just outside Huntly, has lain derelict for around 10 years after the creamery which it once housed closed down. The whole two acre site could be about to receive a new lease of life with the construction of a distillery. Local whisky merchant Euan Shand also wants the project to include a bottling plant and visitor centre. Mr Shand's company already runs a bottling operation from the town, which deals with some of the world's most popular single malts. They also have a retail shop which sells malts and blended brands to more than 30 countries. If the distillery plans are approved, work will begin immediately to get the development completed by June next year. Article courtesty of STV |
Whisky Live Lyon was held on Monday 16th April in the well-known "Cour des Loges" hotel in the old district of Lyon. This is a beautiful, atmospheric hotel that has the perfect blend of history and contemporary comforts that make it a fascinating place to hold an event. |
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Hopefully this will help to further fuel Duncan Taylor's reputation for providing not just top quality single malt whiskies but also excellent single grain whiskies. |
The 24-year-olds ploughed their life savings into setting up BrewDog brewery in Fraserburgh's Kessock Industrial Estate two months ago, but are already selling in Japan, Denmark and North America. It was their Paradox ale - a dark whisky-flavoured stout - which drew considerable praise from the judges. Ken McMeikan, Sainsbury's retail director and chairman of the judges, said the potential market for the ale was huge. "Even those who would not like its taste could only but admire the innovation that has gone into it," he said. Mr Watt is a former fisherman, while Mr Dickie gave up a job as a brewer in England to return north to set up their business. They said they were fed up drinking modern fizzy beer and instead wanted to give consumers a range of ales made with traditional methods, but with added twist. They have certainly done that with Paradox which is matured to 8.5% proof before then being poured into whisky casks from either Islay or Speyside for further maturation and to take it to 10.5%. Mr Watt said: "It takes the flavour of the whisky. With the Islay you get the peatiness and smokey flavour, but the Speyside puts in citrus flavours. This is a connoisseurs product and it is going down well." The pair produce three other beers - Punk IPA ale, an amber beer called the The Physics and the Hopp Rocker, a statuesque lager. Mr Dickie was delighted with the win. "Up to now we've just been so busy getting the business set up." The promised listing with Sainsbury's capped their night. Mr Watt added: "It's fantastic for a fledgling company." The pair praised Morna Harper at Support for Aberdeenshire Business for help in getting the brewery off the ground. They thanked Euan Shand at Huntly-based whisky distributor and independent bottler Duncan Taylor and Co with whom they have linked up to get Paradox off the ground and secure the export sales. This really is another exciting chapter in the Duncan Taylor story. The first brew is fermenting and will be put into casks next week. It will be ready in mid June and we can’t wait!! I am sure you will all want to get your taste buds tingling with this outstanding beer – ours did! |
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