AUCHENTOSHAN PRESENTS…
THE WILLIAM McGONAGALL BURNS SUPPER

Scotland’s only triple distilled Single Malt launches alternative Burns Night celebrations

For this year’s Burns Night, Auchentoshan, Scotland’s only triple distilled Single Malt whisky, has launched a series of alternative Burns Suppers at bars and restaurants across the UK, entitled ‘Auchentoshan Presents… The William McGonagall Burns Supper’. Instead of honouring Robert Burns – Scotland’s answer to Shakespeare – as tradition dictates, the suppers celebrate Burns’s arch enemy and the renegade poet, William McGonagall and his flair for challenging perceptions of poetry.

Auchentoshan is the only Single Malt Scotch whisky that triple distills every drop (rather than just once or twice), thus creating a whisky of unmistakable smoothness. Just as Auchentoshan likes to do things differently, so did McGonagall; whilst Burns was a traditionalist, McGonagall was a rebel. With his outlandish performances, William McGonagall turned Scottish poetry on its head, and a McGonagall Supper does just that – the pudding is served first, followed by the main course, finishing with the starter.

Auchentoshan has provided on-trade accounts with specially designed tools to host their own McGonagall Burns supper, including recipes, posters, menu cards, tent cards, coasters and event tickets. As each dish is paired with an Auchentoshan expression, served in specially created, humourous Auchentoshan whisky glasses, each featuring a design of one of a variety of different shaped and sized moustaches.

Auchentoshan Presents… The William McGonagall Burns Supper Menu:

·       Dessert:           
o   Cranachan paired with Auchentoshan Three Wood

·       Main Course:    
o   Haggis, neeps and tatties served with whisky gravy, paired with Auchentoshan 12 Years Old

·       Starter:            
o   Flaked smoked salmon over oatcakes, paired with Auchentoshan Classic

Consumers can also host their own ‘Auchentoshan Presents… The William McGonagall Burns Supper’ at home by downloading a ‘How To’ guide and decoration materials from the Auchentoshan website, which include invitations, menu holders, andexamples of McGonagall’s poetry.

For listings and details of ‘Auchentoshan Presents…The William McGonagall Burns Supper’ held in the UK, please visit http://www.auchentoshan.com/. New venues will be added daily. 

Auchentoshan

As Glasgow’s closest Distillery, Auchentoshan is truly unique as it is the only distillery to use a third still in the whisky making process. It means Auchentoshan is the only Single Malt Scotch whisky to triple distil every single drop. This third distillation takes the new spirit to 81.5% ABV (not 70% which is achieved through only distilling twice) making it the highest distillate of any Scottish distillery. The result is a light and delicate single malt of unmistakable smoothness.

At the 2009 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Auchentoshan 12 Year Old, Auchentoshan Classic and Auchentoshan Three Wood were all awarded a Silver Medal in the Spirits category. At the 2008 San Francisco World Spirits Competition, Auchentoshan 18 Year Old also won a coveted Double Gold Medal.