What Do Glengoyne & Golf Have In Common Patient Preparation
1st July 2022
What do
Glengoyne Highland single malt whisky
and Golf have in common? Patient
Preparation, and to highlight the right
way is the long way the distillery has
partnered with elite golf caddie, Fanny Sunesson. They are also offering whisky
and golf fans the chance to Win 2 VIP
tickets to The Scottish Open and a
personal coaching session from Fanny
Sunesson.
Glengoyne Highland single malt
whisky, official whisky sponsor of the
Genesis Scottish Open 2022, has
partnered with elite golf caddie, Fanny Sunesson, to celebrate the importance of
'Patient Preparation' in the worlds of
whisky and golf - and to highlight that
the right way is the long way in both of
these crafts.
The Highland single malt, Scotland’s
slowest distilled whisky, accredits its
signature light and fruity style to its
slow distillation, similarly, Fanny
credits her vast success on the golf
course to an unhurried approach.
As the Official Whisky Sponsor of the
Genesis Scottish Open 2022, and to
celebrate the synergies that run between
whisky-making and golf caddying,
Glengoyne has created the short film
below which features Glengoyne
Distillery Manager Robbie Hughes and
Hall of Fame Caddie Fanny Sunesson, the
film brings both craft experts together
to discuss how they use patience in
their craft.
The film sees Robbie Hughes (Glengoyne
Distillery Manager) explain the benefits
of the distillery’s unhurried approach
to whisky-making. Having the slowest
distillation in the industry allows
Hughes to achieve the much-loved spirit
style. Patience is also required when
dealing with mother nature as this
spirit slowly matures for decades in oak
casks that themselves take six years to
prepare.
Fanny Sunesson follows this with a
walk-through of The Renaissance Club on
Scotland’s East Coast - home of this
year’s Scottish Open. The hall of fame
caddie, who boasts over 25 years of
expertise, explains the patient
preparation required pre-tournament -
sometimes spending over an hour walking
each hole to assess greens, bunkers and
pin positions.
Robbie Hughes, Glengoyne Distillery
Manager, said: "Nothing is as precious
as time, and our unhurried approach at
the distillery allows us to create a
beautifully light and fruity spirit. If
we rushed this process, we simply
couldn’t make Glengoyne.
"It’s incredible to see the synergies
between what we do at the distillery,
and what Fanny does on the golf course.
Taking the time and paying attention to
detail is everything, your patience is
rewarded."
Fanny Sunesson, Hall of Fame Caddie,
continued: "There are so many
similarities in the way that Robbie and
I approach these two great Scottish
exports. The first is preparation: just
as Glengoyne requires the slowest stills
in Scotland to create its signature
dram, a successful round of golf needs
hours of careful analysis beforehand.
Secondly, the natural world has a big
impact on both crafts, so you need to be
at one with the unpredictability of
mother nature. A cold year can slow down
the pace of whisky maturation, and a hot
summer can speed up the greens on a
course.
"I’m a firm believer that the right way
is the long way. So, It has been an
absolute pleasure to learn about
Glengoyne’s unhurried process and their
commitment to patience when creating
their whisky."
Win 2 VIP
Tickets To The Scottish Open & A
Personal Coaching Session
Glengoyne wanted to give whisky and golf
fans a chance to appreciate this patient
approach first-hand, offering a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attend
the Scottish Open on Sunday 10th July
with 2 x VIP tickets and a personal
coaching session from Fanny. A chauffeur
will be on hand to take the winner, and
their plus one, direct to The
Renaissance Club and back again from
Edinburgh City Centre.
To be in with a chance of winning this
money-can’t-buy opportunity, visit
Glengoyne’s Facebook, Instagram and
Twitter channels, view the film, and
simply:
Like the post.
Tag the person you’d like to
play an unhurried round of golf with
in the comments.
The competition is running from 1100BST
today 1st July 2022 until 1700BST on 4th
July 2022.
Good luck, and if you want to try some
of Glengoyne's patient produced sherried
single malts you will find the current
range
available from specialist online
whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop
and
Master of Malt
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