Comments on: Bruichladdich installs Lomond still

By: Stills, Waste and Other News « Tom’s “Officially Unofficial” Bruichladdich Blog

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:24:54 +0000

[...] other news, Bruichladdich has installed an unusual Lomond still (the spelling might be “Lomand”…) for undeclared purposes [...]

By: Awards and News « Tom’s “Officially Unofficial” Bruichladdich Blog

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:20:41 +0000

[...] other news, Bruichladdich has installed an unusual Lomond still (the spelling might be “Lomand”…) for undeclared purposes [...]

By: lawschooldrunk

lawschooldrunk — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 08:22:41 +0000

HA!

By: Red_Arremer

Red_Arremer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:38:53 +0000

I’m sure they’ll make a compromise with no trouble at all. They know that as long as they’re allowed to write BRUICHLADDICH on the tin in huge block letters there’s someone who will buy it regardless of how the drink is classified. Remeber Celtic Nations?

By: I_SPEY

I_SPEY — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:06:27 +0000

I don’t like drooling, I hate it ! So neither this time, but you’re absolutely right Mr. TH. What an ego’s!?

By: lawschooldrunk

lawschooldrunk — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:33:53 +0000

Can’t wait to see how they integrate this and get around any SWA labeling problems…

By: MrTH

MrTH — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:12:54 +0000

It was not my intent to make a humongous thing of this.

By: kallaskander

kallaskander — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:59:06 +0000

Hi there,

no sweat John it will surface somewhere.

What I know about Lomond stills is that they did not really deliver.

The holes in the copper plates in the rectifying neck tended to congest and had to be cleaned much too often.

What I find interesting, though is that tasting notes of malts like Glencraig and Mosstowie which were made for a time with Lomonds tend to have very floral and Lowlandish descriptors in their tasting notes. That was not what they were after when they intsalled Lomond stills.

But it may just be a tasters artifact and nothing else.

Here a bit of history

http://www.celticmalts.com/journal.asp?cat=74&hierarchy=0|4|9

Gretings
kallaskander

By: Henric Molin

Henric Molin — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:30:10 +0000

Ginormous was entered in Websters 2007 but dates back to 1948.

Main Entry: gi·nor·mous
Pronunciation: j?-?no?r-m?s
Function: adjective
Etymology: gigantic + enormous
Date: circa 1948
: extremely large : humongous

Anyway the word is older than the still.
The “Scapa Lomond” was first installed in Dumbarton 1956, then moved to Glenburgie and finally Scapa. The GINORMOUS Lomond still from Dumbarton was the second to be installed there, to my information it was installed in 1957.

Still, the products must be more important than the “lingo”, and there the Laddie have it covered. I do not personally love all their products, but I have GINORMOUS respect for their knowledge and variations.
Cheers

By: bgulien

bgulien — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:01:06 +0000

Would be interesting to see how Mark Reynier will react to the SWA – police, when they tell him that he can’t use the Lomond still for single malt.
He is the most vocal anti SWA in Scotland and Bruichladdich is no member of the SWA.

By: bgulien

bgulien — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:55:31 +0000

I thought the word “ginormous” was always attached to Jay leno

By: MrTH

MrTH — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:36:37 +0000

People who write press releases ought to be able to spell properly, and know the difference between “raze” and “raise”, for example. If not, they are not competent for the job, and don’t reflect well on their employers. Honestly, a release about a Lomond still that misspells “Lomond” is embarrassing.

Mr Picky is not opposed to whimsy, and in fact considers himself a whimsical creature. He is not alone in thinking “ginormous” abominable, but he will admit that his view may be colored by his belief that Will Ferrell is one of the least funny persons alive.

By: brian bradley (brian47126)

brian bradley (brian47126) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:20:23 +0000

If there is any company that CAN exploit this machine to its fullest, it would be Bruichladdich. They seem to have an almost magical way of turning the rules on their head and making amazing products. I may not love them all, but, there is something for everyone within their releases.

By: brian bradley (brian47126)

brian bradley (brian47126) — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:13:58 +0000

I find the use of “ginormous” to add a certain amount of whimsy to the topic. Being pedantic serves no purpose other than to draw negative attention.

I once had a superior at work condescend when I playfully used the very same word. He was fired a month later. Apparently people found him too egotistical work with.

By: B.J. Reed

B.J. Reed — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:05:19 +0000

John I did the same thing – of course I was born “confused”