Glasgow's Whisky Festival

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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 07 Feb 2010, 14:42

I hope you can make it Ras.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 09 Feb 2010, 15:00

Four Roses and Glengoyne confirmed today.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mr Tattie Heid » 09 Feb 2010, 21:26

Strongly suggest those who are a bit Scotch-centric check out Four Roses product. Excellent stuff.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 09 Feb 2010, 21:34

Mr Tattie Heid wrote:Strongly suggest those who are a bit Scotch-centric check out Four Roses product. Excellent stuff.


I tasted their small batch and single barrel bottlings at Whisky An' A' That in Ayr last year and was extremely keen to get them along to this, so I'm very pleased indeed!
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 10 Feb 2010, 16:52

Wemyss Malts and Glen Grant just confirmed today.

I think we have a festival...
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 11 Feb 2010, 14:36

Walkers have kindly agreed to supply the event with oatcakes and shortbread:

http://www.walkers-shortbread.co.uk
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Peat Sampras » 12 Feb 2010, 05:27

butephoto wrote:Walkers have kindly agreed to supply the event with oatcakes and shortbread:

http://www.walkers-shortbread.co.uk


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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Pete Smoke » 12 Feb 2010, 13:26

butephoto wrote:Walkers have kindly agreed to supply the event with oatcakes and shortbread


What a jolly nice bunch of local ramblers you have - or maybe they're just in it for free whisky!
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 16 Feb 2010, 20:32

Douglas Laing confirmed today, and very hospitable folks they are too!
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Willie JJ » 16 Feb 2010, 22:20

Excellent! Duncan Taylor, Wemyss and now Douglas Laing. I love it when the independent bottlers turn up. This will be great.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 16 Feb 2010, 22:41

Willie JJ wrote:Excellent! Duncan Taylor, Wemyss and now Douglas Laing. I love it when the independent bottlers turn up. This will be great.


There will be more.

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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Willie JJ » 16 Feb 2010, 22:47

Oh goody. :D
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby breathecosse » 16 Feb 2010, 23:15

It's looking to be a good line up you're building up. Keep them coming. :thumbsup:
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Peat Sampras » 16 Feb 2010, 23:17

It does sound tempting. What about accomodations in Glesga? Does Ralfy have a place on his couch for all the anoraks? :D
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 16 Feb 2010, 23:54

We're looking at a few hotels to try and work a deal so we might be able to do something there.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby C57 » 16 Feb 2010, 23:57

The wife tells me I ought to take the weekend and come, and leave the kids to her :-o
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Peat Sampras » 17 Feb 2010, 00:01

butephoto wrote:We're looking at a few hotels to try and work a deal so we might be able to do something there.


Just hotels with a minibar boasting Lagavulin, Laphroaig, Ardbeg and Highland Park I reckon...

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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Peat Sampras » 17 Feb 2010, 00:05

C57 wrote:The wife tells me I ought to take the weekend and come, and leave the kids to her :-o


Your wife seems to be a pearl. What's the problem? she ugly, fat, red haired? or are you just so pretty and/or wealthy? :D Just kidding, my friend. :)
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 17 Feb 2010, 00:11

C57 wrote:The wife tells me I ought to take the weekend and come, and leave the kids to her :-o


Do it! No peer pressure or anything but DO IT!
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby John McGill » 17 Feb 2010, 00:16

Peat Sampras wrote:It does sound tempting. What about accomodations in Glesga? Does Ralfy have a place on his couch for all the anoraks? :D


I'm sure Ralfy could find somewhere to lay you to rest :lol:
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 17 Feb 2010, 13:06

John McGill wrote:
Peat Sampras wrote:It does sound tempting. What about accomodations in Glesga? Does Ralfy have a place on his couch for all the anoraks? :D


I'm sure Ralfy could find somewhere to lay you to rest :lol:


I would hope that wouldn't be a result of our festival.
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Mark C » 17 Feb 2010, 13:07

anCnoc, Balblair and Old Pulteney are now confirmed!
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Willie JJ » 17 Feb 2010, 13:20

butephoto wrote:
C57 wrote:The wife tells me I ought to take the weekend and come, and leave the kids to her :-o


Do it! No peer pressure or anything but DO IT!

Yeah DO IT!




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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Willie JJ » 17 Feb 2010, 13:23

butephoto wrote:anCnoc, Balblair and Old Pulteney are now confirmed!

So far that makes:

* Amrut
* anCnoc
* Auchentoshan
* Balblair
* Bowmore
* Bruichladdich
* Bunnahabhain
* Dalwhinnie
* Douglas Laing & Co
* Duncan Taylor & Co
* Four Roses
* Glen Garioch
* Glen Grant
* Glengoyne
* Glenkinchie
* Glenmorangie
* Isle of Arran
* Old Pulteney
* Springbank
* Talisker
* The Singleton of Dufftown
* Tobermory
* Wemyss Malts


Better start looking around for a spare liver :D
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Re: Glasgow's Whisky Festival

Postby Tim F » 17 Feb 2010, 14:17

Quite a line-up already - looks very promising. I woudl love to come, but it's just a bit too late in the year for me to get the time off. It's usually pretty crazy for us by the middle of November. :cry:
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