Whisky Focus - Balvenie Once-in-a-lifetime Rare Craft Fellowship

Balvenie offers awards and an exclusive trip to Scotland in support of American craftsmen.

The Balvenie have announced the launch of The Balvenie Rare Craft Fellowship – a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for American craftsmen across the US to earn a money-can't-buy trip to Scotland to spend time at the legendary distillery and apprentice under another local craftsman of their choosing. In addition, one craftsman will receive a $5,000 award towards materials, and four additional craftsmen will receive a $2,000 award and a trip to New York to showcase their work.

The two-week fellowship in Scotland will feature a week at the historic Balvenie distillery, where they will learn more about the traditional crafts of whisky making. They will also have the rare opportunity to work with legendary malt master David Stewart while there. The four craftsmen will also each be offered the opportunity to exhibit their work to buyers and collectors in New York in the fall at The Balvenie Whisky Den, a pop up space in downtown Manhattan dedicated to traditional crafts.

Craftsmen selected to participate in this unprecedented Fellowship will be discovered over the course of the 2012 Balvenie Rare Craft Roadshow, when the Balvenie Brand Ambassador Nicholas Pollacchi will hit the road in a custom hand built Morgan sports car in search of the workshops, lofts, studios and stores where the American craft revival is taking place and celebrating the craftsmen who are leading that revival. This nationwide road trip will continue 2011's search for craftsmen and artisans across America, all of whom will also be considered for the experience.

Interested craftsmen, as well as those who wish to nominate someone, are encouraged to sign up immediately at www.thebalvenie.com/nominate for this rare and singular opportunity.
 

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