The Good Spirits Co. To Launch Scottish Referendum Blended Scotch Whisky

Independent Glasgow spirits store, The Good Spirits Co., will be launching their own ScottishReferendum whisky on Friday 2nd of May 2014 at 1pm. There will be only 140 bottles of this 23 year old blended Scotch whisky available to buy. Customers will be able to choose one of two labels featuring either a Yes vote or a No vote giving a poll result when the bottles have sold out.

Green MSP Patrick Harvie and Labour MSP Jackie Baillie will be attending the launch to represent both sides of the vote.

Director Mark Connelly described the whisky as, “A well balanced blend with both a rich, fruity sweetness and a zingy spiciness battling it out for prominence. It’s very tasty and for a great drink for any occasion it gets my vote.”, adding, “This whisky was created to highlight the forthcoming referendum whilst having a bit of fun and enjoying a dram. We’re matching this historic event to our national drink and one of our biggest exports which seems entirely appropriate. Perhaps it will be used to toast the result or drown sorrows, come September.”

The bottles will be on sale from 1pm on Friday 2nd and will retail at £69 per bottle. Bottles will be limited to one per person. It is bottled at 52.5%.

The whisky has been bottled by regular collaborators The Creative Whisky Co. , a Scottish bordersbased independent bottler.

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The Good Spirits Co. opened in 2011 in Bath Street and stocks Glasgow’s biggest range of spirits, as well as craft beer, Havana cigars, fortified wines and fizz.

Owners Mark Connelly, Matthew McFadyen and Shane Goodbody previously worked for the retail chain Oddbins before going into business themselves. They now employ five staff.

The Good Spirits Co., 23 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 1HW.

www.thegoodspiritsco.com