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7th December 2009 |
The Merchants
Make Their Choice
 Glengoyne
Distillery challenged some of Scotland’s
best known and highly respected
independent whisky retailers to select a
rare limited edition single cask from
the Glengoyne warehouses that they would
be proud to name The Scottish Merchants’
Choice.
The selection took place in the
Glengoyne distillery’s state-of-the-art
Blending Room, the group of six whisky
connoisseurs nosed, sampled and debated
a wide range of Glengoyne’s finest malts
before collectively selecting a 12 Year
Old, Sherry HHD cask 57.8% ABV to have
the honorary title of The Scottish
Merchants’ Choice.
Not only tasked with selecting this
exceptional single cask, the merchants’
had to unanimously agree on all of the
Merchants’ Choice values, from the
bottle, packaging and label design and
wording, to its name and tasting notes.
With a great first impression of
butterscotch, cloves, leather, spice and
Seville oranges, the nose of the
Scottish Merchants’ Choice is described
as fabulously balanced with an underlay
of chocolate. An elegantly rich and
fresh palate with sundried fruits, pears
and a hint of pepper that plays nicely
to the finish.
Iain Weir, Marketing Director for Ian
Macleod Distillers, brand owners of
Glengoyne commented: “These fine
gentlemen are the experts and the
critics. It is their job and passion to
know and understand Scottish malt whisky
better than anyone else. We are
delighted to have been able to give them
the opportunity to showcase their
expertise and skill in choosing the
perfect dram.
“We have already had enquires from some
of our English independent whisky
retailers as to when they will get the
chance to make their Merchants’ Choice.
I think a bit of healthy North-South
rivalry has some great potential.”
Just 284 bottles of this limited edition
bottling are now available (just in time
for Christmas), from the six selection
panel whisky specialists (see below),
with an RRP of £99.
The Glengoyne
Scottish Merchants Choice was chosen by:
- Vince Fusaro, Luvians Bottle
Shop, Cupar & St Andrews.
- Brian Gibson, T B Watson,
Dumfries & Castle Douglas.
- Richard Joynson, Loch Fyne
Whiskies, Inveraray.
- Edward Robertson, The Green
Welly Stop, Tyndrum.
- Robin Russell, Robbies Drams,
Ayr.
- Keir Sword, Royal Mile Whiskies,
Edinburgh & London.
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