a point in case.

When it is about awards nobody knows it is all about quality and tradition.

http://www.edringtongroup.com/media/news/pressRelease.asp?id=EDR-172010-70-44265

See what I mean doing the splits?

Gretings
kallaskander

the next logical step…

http://theletmeeatcake.blogspot.com/2010/03/sweeten-up-your-day-with-macallan-and.html?spref=tw

Somebody at Macallan marketing will regret that they have not thought of this.

It would be interesting to know how many bottles more are sold.

Greetings
kallaskander

Dr. Whisky prescribes some calming down and reminds us that in a sense it is promotion which kept the malt distilleries going.

Right he is.

Dr Whisky in the case you can not place the name the first ever Balvenie Brand Ambassador appointed by William Grant & Sons USA.

http://drwhisky.blogspot.com/2010/03/malt-mission-2010-383.html

William Grant & Sons together with The Edrington Group took over Highland Distillers and the name was changed to The 1887 Company. 30% of The 1887 Company lie with William Grant & Sons 70% with The Edrington Group.

Macallan is one of their distilleries.

Greetings
kallaskander

that is neat.

Wasn`t it the Queen of Hearts who said marketing was putting together 10 impossible things about one subject in just one day?

Greetings
kallaskander

On whiskyintelligence.com the iceball serve press release (the same one printed at the top of this entry) includes a “Note to Editors,” which consists of the exact same 6 reasons for excellence thing that show up on the intoxicologist. So you read through the ice ball thing, the 6 reasons thing, and then the release ends abruptly with a shot of a rocks glass with macallan and a ball in it.

So this is how they deal with the apparent conflict– put it center stage with a spotlight and pretend it doesn’t exist! Pretty neat huh?

reading this

http://intoxicologist.wordpress.com/2008/09/02/the-macallan-the-rolls-royce-of-single-malts/

I could not resist to put it here as a contrasting element of the “usual” marketing line The Macallan has followed for years to the best way to serve Macallan so recently discovered.

Snob that I am.

And I do not hold that feature against The Intoxicologist in any way let me add. I really like her pages.

Greetings
kallaskander

http://www.whisky-rating.com/2010/03/20/learning-from-the-masters-or-how-i-became-an-idiot-scotch-snob/

Chuck. Ouch. Did you really just say, “Don’t listen to those people who don’t like the iceball– they’re snobs.” Did you really just resort to meaningless, insulting, name-calling in order dismiss the sentiments of sincere whisky lovers who are dedicated to the appreciation of something good?

How about “schmoozing industry insider”? It means almost nothing, but it is a label that someone could unfairly stick on you in order to reduce your apparent credibility in the eyes of the community. That someone, however, would not be me. I respect you, even though our views don’t always line up.

There’s nothing wrong with exploring why people should not make or should be quiet about their negative judgements on the iceball. You just need to step it up a little. There’s plenty of space to explore beyond name-calling.

well, I think there is kind a clash of two worlds. whisky on the rocks or spheres for that came to my country Germany with the US GIs and bourbon. Before that we did not have a very big whisky culture. We had grain spirits and eau de vies but aging a grain spirit in barrels was not an established German custom.

So I would venture to say that the American way of drinking whisky here in my country very much applies to American made whiskies whereas Scotch in all its forms is rarely drunk on the rocks here.

So Chuck your comments here

http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2010/03/scotch-snobs-on-parade.html

do highlight different cultural backgrounds in a way probably without you realising that.

I will not start an argument and do not take offence being among the “snobs” who just say that drinking single malt on the rocks is possible but pretty senseless.

Bourbon on the rocks any time, though because it does not change that much as a chilled single malt does.

I will not look down on anyone because of the way she or he drinks their whisky. Nor will I look down on anyone who stands her or his ground over the issue of how to drink whisky.

We concur here I think in this: any way you like.

And I really do love your blog and learned a lot about bourbon an I am sure will go on to do so.

Greetings
kallaskander