Ardbeg in space!

[Rogerdodger]

Just read this
Great PR move!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-g ... t-17657804

[kallaskander]

Hi there,

oh my God! Supernova and now this.

Well, after all we we will be totally justified in calling Ardbegs prices astronomical in the future.

Greetings
kallaskander

[Malt-Teaser]

So, how about guessing the name of the next Ardbeg release?

Supernova - I was there.
Been there, done that, bought the spacesuit.
Orbit Committee Release - for propulsion.
WMD III - The Space Station (Oh sorry, wrong distillery )

[MacDeffe]

Kopernikus

Steffen

[kallaskander]

Hi there,

Had a spacesuit - and travelled.

In memoriam Robert A. Heinlein

Greetings
kallaskander

[William]

Moonshine

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Yes, it's very important to know how whisky will mature in zero-g conditions, since one day we will have orbiting maturation warehouses (as soon as they can figure out how to put a satellite into geosynchronous orbit directly over Scotland).

For some reason I feel compelled to repeat the line about the pub on the moon with no atmosphere. Forgive me.

[olikli]

Getting stuff up there is hideously expensive, and I doubt they got a free ride. I guess the expenses come from the marketing budget. The news is in all booze websites of the galaxy.

Did I get that right that this is an experiment in a test tube? "Charred oak particles"? They'd better not claim the space station as Scottish soil, or they may face the wrath of the SWA

[RegularChumpington]

So, how about guessing the name of the next Ardbeg release?

Supernova - I was there.
Been there, done that, bought the spacesuit.
Orbit Committee Release - for propulsion.
WMD III - The Space Station (Oh sorry, wrong distillery )

Smart money is Ardbeg Galileo.

[Malt-Teaser]

I'm just looking forward to the future release of "Amrut Two Planets".

[les taylor]

Yes, it's very important to know how whisky will mature in zero-g conditions, since one day we will have orbiting maturation warehouses (as soon as they can figure out how to put a satellite into geosynchronous orbit directly over Scotland).

For some reason I feel compelled to repeat the line about the pub on the moon with no atmosphere. Forgive me.

A white horse went into the pub on the moon, and land lord said to him "Why the long face".

[Pete Smoke]

What a lunartic thing to do.

[two-bit cowboy]

The LVMH marketing gurus will replace "The Ultimate" with "Our whisky is out of this world."

Plus, in addition to non colored and non chill filtered, now they'll add: non gravity matured.

If there's no air, will the angels still get their share? If not the angel's union will launch itself into orbit over that.

[C57]

Kopernikus

Steffen

Brilliant Steffen!

[scotchio]

That story could well be ten days out of date

[kallaskander]

Hi there,

http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2 ... d=rss_home

"In one of the most important scientific experiments of our time, Ardbeg Distillery is attempting to see if Scotch can properly mature in space."

The answer to that most important experiment of our time is: NO!

The empiric evidence for this answer is: No seasons.

Goodness.

Greetings
kallaskander

[bpbleus]

They may well be experimenting with pricing strategies rather than whisky maturation up there.

[Exciseman]

"Ardbeg Galileo".

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Glenn Ardbeg.

[Exciseman]

This is how it goes:

1) New over-priced committee release (of a few average casks);
2) Hundreds of 'lemmings' die in the rush to obtain a bottle;
3) Everyone who does 'get lucky' raves about it as the best expression ever (to justify the expense).

Or am I just being cynical?

[kallaskander]

Hi there,

the plot has been revealed.

Down with the regions!

Ardbeg - the first Space Side malt.

Greetings
kallaskander

[brendram]

This is how it goes:

1) New over-priced committee release (of a few average casks);
2) Hundreds of 'lemmings' die in the rush to obtain a bottle;
3) Everyone who does 'get lucky' raves about it as the best expression ever (to justify the expense).

Or am I just being cynical?

Sounds about right...

[Pete Smoke]

This is how it goes:

1) New over-priced committee release (of a few average casks);
2) Hundreds of 'lemmings' die in the rush to obtain a bottle;
3) Everyone who does 'get lucky' raves about it as the best expression ever (to justify the expense).

Or am I just being cynical?

Sounds about right...

Can't say i agree with 3 at all. How can everyone who does 'get lucky' rave about it as the best expression ever (to justify the expense), if they never open the bottle.

[Pete Smoke]

Just received an email from Ardbeg offering me the chance to win 1 of 1000 posters, then to win the poxy t-shirt i have to take a photo of it and put this photo on facebook. Now they want everyone to advertise for them and not even give any whisky out. Who are they kidding? They are really getting on my nerves with the unnecessary gimmicks.

[Mr Tattie Heid]

Ardbeg - the first Space Side malt.

Space Side. Of course. Big region, that.