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So why did Pernod Ricard sell it?
They have 14 other distilleries in
Scotland including the
Dalmunach distillery which was
brand new in 2015. It seems that
much if not all of the Scotch from
Dalmunach is destined for
blending so Glenallachie
effectively became surplus to
requirements.

Which would seem to leave The
Glenallachie Consortium with a
serious problem, lots of whisky
stock, a working distillery, and probably little in the way of contracts. A
problem indeed for most but I can see these three building the single
malt brand and reviving the two blends, and not taking long to do
either given their experience and contacts.

David Smith

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NIPPIE SWEETIE
Most of you will know the comedian, Billy
Connolly, but did you know he had his own
Scotch?
The whisky, featuring Billy’s picture on the label,
was sold at his concerts in the 1970s. ‘Billy
Connolly’s Nippy Sweetie instils a real feeling of
nostalgia in me,’ said Fred Laing, MD of well
known bottler, Douglas Laing. ‘Back in the ’70s –
when I first joined the family business – my father
and I bottled this blended whisky for the Big Yin.
It was sold at his shows by the lady who also
sold the ice creams, and we proudly believe it
was as synonymous with Billy as his beard and
trademark hairdo. For me, it was a bit of fun in the normally more
serious business of Scotch whisky.’
Fred Laing decided to donate the company’s last miniature of Nippy Sweetie whisky to
the Art of Billy Connolly exhibition show at Glasgow’s People’s Palace, which features
more than 40 of Billy’s works – including a handmade guitar constructed from a White
Horse Scotch whisky box.
David Smith
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