the glass half empty

more reasons for despair

http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/heritage/glasgow-s-first-whisky-distillery-in-100-years-1-3141110

when an indy bottler spends GBP 10mil on a new distillery, that's a pretty good sign that there's not much life left in the indy bottling business. it's nice to have new (or newly revived) distilleries (thanks G&M, Adelphi, Ian McCleod, Signatory, BBR)*, but I'd trade away a whole bunch of official bottlings for unusual and exceptional single casks.**


* we'll know we're really in trouble when Whisky-Doris opens a distillery

** actually, I'll keep Benromach. I'll trade the rest of them away, however. I'll throw in Glenglassaugh, too.