Curtis McMillan

So you want us to send you product. (why) ?

I can, and trust me you will be happy

Not 100% if I feel this is showing we have hit the price peak, but it something for us to think about.

Posted by Fiona Beckett http://www.guardian....s?newsfeed=true First it was champagne, then lobster, now it looks as if single malt whiskyis the latest weapon in the supermarkets' battle to get our Christmas trade. Aldi's announcement this week, two weeks before it actually hits the shops on December 8th, that they will be selling a 40 year old single malt for an "unbelievable" £49.99 instead of the £300 they claim the bottle is worth should have the punters queuing at the door. There's a snag. (Of course there's a snag.) Which is that there are only 3,000 bottles which, given Aldi's 450 stores, works out at 6 or 7 bottles a branch, assuming they allocate the same amount to Castle Bromwich as they do to Catford. Although anyone lucky enough to grab one could probably make a killing on eBay. As I've mentioned before, there's nothing whisky geeks like more than a limited bottling. How good is it, though? I actually got to taste it a couple of weeks ago when Aldi wheeled out whisky writer Jim Murray of Jim Murray's Whisky Bible to present the two drams (there's also a 24 year old which goes on sale this Thursday at £29.99). Conventional wisdom is that whisky ceases to benefit from wood once it reaches this kind of age but I have to admit it was spectacularly good, full of complex, rich fruitcake flavours. But £49.99 worth of whisky? Well that's up to you to decide. It's a posh bottling but "Glenbridge" isn't a widely recognised name. There's a good deal of speculation on whisky blogs and forums about the identity of the distillery who supplied the cask but only aficionados will appreciate the heritage aspect. Aldi is not the only name in the game. Arch rival Lidl has brought out a range including a "Ben Bracken" 12 year old for £16.99. And Sainsbury's has recently been offering swingeing discounts on single malts includingGlenmorangie's Nectar D'Or which is aged in Sauternes casks and Cardhu 12 year old which is currently down almost £14 from £33.99 to £20.00 (the offer ends today). But as usual with supermarkets what you gain on the roundabouts you lose on the swings. According to mysupermarket.com Sainsbury's "offer" price of £20 for Aberlour 10 year old - reduced from £26.86 - is still £5 more expensive than what appears to be Asda's regular price of £15. On the other hand Asda is charging £32.97 for Glenfiddich which you can currently buy for £20 in Tesco. You need to do your homework before you pull any bottle off the shelf. Is the fact that a supermarket is selling a cut price dram enough to make you give it your custom? And are you strongminded enough to just to nab the bargain or will you end up - as I'm sure they hope - splashing the cash on a kilo of bratwurst, a pair of Ladies Fashion Wellingtons or aMemory Foam Pet Bed?

Hey dan how much for a box of glencairn glasses

If your building or thinking of building a single malt. Email me (we are working on a list) we would in the future like to buy barrels for blending much like the scotch. Curtis@McMillanDistillery.com

I love the theme

Total US Sale with Micro Distillery and Industrial share Like this

Does anyone have a pie chart of the US Distillery industry

is the redstar dry?

I think the Diageo Cameron Bridge distillery may take the gold on that.

SS should last longer then us, unless you drive the fork lift like a jerk.

will winning this award mean anything for your brand. (shrug)

its green if you use the box as fire wood after

are you doing 100% corn .... ummm Do you want Wet or Dry .... Where are you from. More info

i'm just unsure if we can also use product to make ready make drinks?

Scott its not a complaint as much as its a question. Why don't US whiskey makers use more decrative boxes. Customers may collect our products more if they looked like scotch.

http://www.bornrich.com/entry/glen-garioch-rare-23-year-vintage-cask-whisky-sale-duty-free-shop/ Why can't we also have cool container box's?

something cool coming in the next few seconds.

What part of Cola, or TTB covers what we can and can't do with Ready make spirits?

I love Paul wall. Thats my Favorite Song.

Balcones made their own still, I want some pictures.

My issue is 1.Outsourcing jobs 2.Who is going to service the stills. I don't believe its poor quality. Three Chinese workers find themselves locked up, and they ask each other what they’re in for. The first man says: “I was always ten minutes late to work, so I was accused of sabotage.” The second man says: “I was always ten minutes early to work, so I was accused of espionage.” The third man says: “I always got to work on time, so I was accused of having a Western watch.”

Craftsmanship is craftsmanship lol