News From Glenglassaugh Distillery – Scotch Whisky News
Short and Sweet
Peated Whisky
We are just finishing off the distillation runs of our week of mashing using peated barley. The next stage is to fill this spirit into a mix of refill casks and fresh ex-bourbon barrels. We will monitor this spirit as it matures and are likely to carry out further production periods using peated barley at the end of next year, using our experience of this year to refine the process, if necessary.
New Apparel
For those cask owners who ordered a rugby shirt or polo shirt I can tell you that they have now arrived and we will be despatching them this week. For those of you that now own a cask but didn’t receive the option to buy one of these garments, we will be repeating the offer in the New Year.
Mhairi Leaves
Mhairi MacDonald left us at the end of November to take up a post with Diageo in their process support team. She is a young lady with a great deal of knowledge of the process and passion for malt whisky and will have a good future in the industry. We wish her all the best for the future.
2010
We have started planning for 2010 but are not yet in a position to share everything. However we are anticipating increasing our distributor network globally and are hoping to launch in several key markets including the USA and South Africa, early in 2010.
We are also hopeful that we will finally get our off-sales licence approved by Aberdeenshire Council and so should be in a position to sell direct from the distillery from the start of next year. At the same time we will be modifying the web site so that there is an on-line shop where you will be able to order all bottled products and other merchandise which we sell.
Our range of brand merchandising will be increased and in particular there will be a greater range of clothing available. These items will reflect the values of the brand and will be of high quality and made by reputable, well-known manufacturers.
Once again if anyone has any comments or questions then please add them below or email me direct.
Stuart
