Glenkinchie – The Prestoungrange Malt
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chaser to a glass of Duechar’s India Pale Ale. In stylish restaurants and cocktail bars it is becoming fashionable to drink it straight from the freezer in a Martini glass’. The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Right Honourable Eric Milligan, (1995 – 2003) took Glenkinchie to heart as The Edinburgh Malt and took every opportunity to present it to visiting dignitaries, celebrities and politicians. On his travels abroad to promote the interests of the City of Edinburgh he always carried Glenkinchie as a gift to those in the ‘Airts and Pairts’ he had travelled to impress. One of the most famous recipients was Nelson Mandela, then President of South Africa, when given the Freedom of the City of Edinburgh by the Lord Provost whilst he attended the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in October 1997. More recently Nancy Sinatra was delighted to receive Glenkinchie as the result of a chance meeting/opportunity. Glenkinchie – The Prestoungrange Malt What is good for Edinburgh may not always be good for Prestonpans of course, but in choosing which whisky distillers to officially appoint for Prestoungrange there was never a moment’s hesitation. It is served on all baronial occasions and takes especial pride of place at The Prestoungrange Gothenburg on the shores of the Firth of Forth established there in 1908 with commendable standards of sanitation and hygiene for its customers to equal those offered to the staff at Glenkinchie as reported in 1911! 31 THE GLENKINCHIE STORY
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chaser to a glass of Duechar’s India Pale Ale. In stylishrestaurants and cocktail bars it is becoming fashionable todrink it straight from the freezer in a Martini glass’.
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Right Honourable EricMilligan, (1995 – 2003) took Glenkinchie to heart as TheEdinburgh Malt and took every opportunity to present it tovisiting dignitaries, celebrities and politicians.
On his travels abroad to promote the interests of the City ofEdinburgh he always carried Glenkinchie as a gift to those inthe ‘Airts and Pairts’ he had travelled to impress.
One of the most famous recipients was Nelson Mandela,then President of South Africa, when given the Freedom of theCity of Edinburgh by the Lord Provost whilst he attended theCommonwealth Heads of Government meeting in October1997. More recently Nancy Sinatra was delighted to receiveGlenkinchie as the result of a chance meeting/opportunity.
Glenkinchie – The Prestoungrange Malt
What is good for Edinburgh may not always be good forPrestonpans of course, but in choosing which whisky distillersto officially appoint for Prestoungrange there was never amoment’s hesitation. It is served on all baronial occasions andtakes especial pride of place at The Prestoungrange Gothenburgon the shores of the Firth of Forth established there in 1908with commendable standards of sanitation and hygiene for itscustomers to equal those offered to the staff at Glenkinchie asreported in 1911!
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