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Michael
Russell MSP for Argyll & Bute visited
Glen Scotia Distillery as part of a new
campaign to position Campbeltown as the
"whiskiest place in the world."
Glen Scotia Distillery recently
welcomed Michael Russell MSP as part of
a new campaign to position Campbeltown
as the "Whiskiest Place in the World".
The Argyll & Bute member was presented
with a unique bottling as the distillery
prepared for the annual Campbeltown
Malts Festival, which get underway
tomorrow, Tuesday 21 May.
During the visit the MSP, who is also
Cabinet Secretary for Constitutional
Affairs, had an opportunity to see some
of the oldest parts of the distillery,
which date back to the 1830s and to meet
some of its staff.
He also bottled his own whisky, choosing
an 18 Year Old Single Malt from Cask
560, a first fill ex-bourbon cask stored
in Glen Scotia’s historic dunnage
warehouse.
The one-off bottle is dedicated to the
MSP and his visit to Glen Scotia, with
Campbeltown described on the label as
£the whiskiest place in the world£ in
honour of the region’s illustrious past.
In the Victorian era Campbeltown was
home to more than 30 distilleries and
known as ‘whisky capital of the world’.
Iain McAlister, distillery manager,
said: "It was a pleasure to welcome
Michael Russell MSP to our distillery.
We’re very proud of our exceptional
single malts and their contribution to
both Campbeltown and Scotland’s
world-leading whisky industry. Research
suggests that Campeltown was the
predominant Scotch whisky for almost 100
years.
"Whisky is in our DNA in Campbeltown.
After being at the forefront of
production distilling has become a way
of life here and we’re looking forward
to sharing our passion for whisky with
visitors to this year’s malts festival."
Michael Russell MSP, said: "It was great
to meet the team at Glen Scotia
Distillery and learn more about their
award-winning single malts.
"It’s very encouraging to see how Glen
Scotia is helping to attract visitors to
the Campbeltown and boost recognition of
its role in Scotch. I wish it well with
its new campaign."
The 57.4% ABV Scotch gifted to the MSP
is among several whiskies due to be
sampled straight from the cask by
visitors taking part in Glen Scotia’s
dunnage tastings during the Campbeltown
Malts Festival.
The festival, which runs from 21-23 May
showcases the region’s distinctive
single malts.
As part of the event, Glen Scotia is set
to host two sold-out whisky dinners, a
distillery open day, tours and a variety
of tastings. New to its programme this
year is the Glen Scotia Coastal
Connection Tasting session with Master
Blender Michael Henry, who will explore
Campbeltown’s history, explaining how it
has shaped and influenced the town’s
whisky heritage to this day.
You will find the current Glen Scotia whisky range available
from specialist online whisky retailers such as The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop and
Master of
Malt
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