Glengoyne, in partnership with whisky social networking site www.connosr.com, is hosting a special member tasting event at Glengoyne Distillery on Friday 1st April 2011.

The event is free to Connosr members and includes a VIP tour of the distillery followed by a tutored tasting (with light bites) of the core Glengoyne range plus two VERY special, once in a lifetime, whiskies.

In addition to all of this, there will be a special discount in the Glengoyne shop for the evening.

Connosr will also be bringing their WhiskyPod whisky video review booth so that guests can record their thoughts about the whiskies.

For more information and to register for the event visit www.connosr.com/invites/vip-glengoyne-tasting/

Notes:

Award-winning Glengoyne is one of the leading premium malt whiskies in the world and has been distilled at Glengoyne distillery since 1833. The Glengoyne portfolio consists of the 10 Years Old, 12 Years Old Cask Strength, 12 Years Old at 43%, 17 Years Old , 21 Years Old and Vintage 1972 as well as other limited edition special bottlings. 

Following a recent 25% increase in case sales Glengoyne recently announced a new long-term marketing initiative based on the concept “SLOW”, and is to invest upwards of £1m in the campaign drive over the next two years.

The campaign is centred on Glengoyne’s distillation speed, which is SLOWER than any other Scotch Whisky. Glengoyne attributes its high quality, smooth tasting malt to its slow distillation, which is about one third the normal rate.
 
SLOWLY distilling the spirit allows more contact with the copper stills, removing unwanted sulphur which can result in bitterness and encouraging the formation of esters creating Glengoyne’s distinctive apple fruitiness. The increased copper interaction also helps draw more flavour from the slowly handcrafted Spanish Sherry oak casks during maturation.