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Archive for February, 2005

Enter into the Spirit of Valentine’s Day with a personalised bottle of Glengoyne

Edinburgh, 27 January 2005: The arrival of Valentine’s Day fills many a lover with dread as they struggle to find an even more exciting gift than last year. What better way to express your love than with a bottle of Uisge beatha (The Water of Life) with a personal message to your Valentine? With a [...]

New Recruits

They walk the walk. But can they talk the talk? That’s the question facing Distillery Manager, Robbie Hughes. David Somerville and Bill McDowall, guides at Glengoyne for two years, are slipping out of their tartan trousers and into boiler suits to train in whisky production. If they meet Glengoyne’s exacting standards, they will be running [...]

Glengoyne Launches New Advertising Campaign in Taiwan

Ian Macleod Distillers Ltd has just launched a new advertising campaign for Glengoyne throughout Taiwan. The eye-catching adverts featuring Glengoyne 10, 17 and 21 year old Single Highland Malt Scotch whisky can be seen on large billboards in many of Taiwan’s major cities such as Taipei, Taichung and Kaohsiung cities and also in various magazines [...]

HMS Glasgow Bids Farewell

On Wednesday 13th October Glengoyne Distillery was delighted to welcome sailors from HMS Glasgow who were in the City of Glasgow before the warship set off on its final voyage to Porstmouth for decommissioning at the end of January. Week long celebrations to mark Glasgow’s vital contribution to UK defence were launched with the arrival [...]