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a bottle of Cutty Sark

2/8/2022

 
It was a snowy Christmas Eve 1965, Don Duncan and I were ensconced in his disabled Jaguar coupe of unknown age and origin in his unheated garage. It was chilly as the two of us downed a bottle of Cutty Sark won at an office Christmas party. We were rapidly warmed by the whisky as the bottle was passed back and forth and although I don’t recall our conversation that night no whisky passed my lips for the next 15 years.

Scotland, clipper ships, Robert Burns and other fun facts
- Cutty Sark Scotch whisky was created on 23 March, 1923 as a product of Berry Bros. & Rudd, with the home of the blend considered to be at the Glenrothes distillery in the Speyside region of Scotland. 
- The whisky was named after the clipper ship Cutty Sark - the fastest ship in the world at the time. 
- The ship name came from the Scots term "cutty-sark", the short skirt  mentioned in the famous poem by Robert Burns, "Tam o' Shanter”. 

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These are exciting times for local distilling in Quebec, and we are proud to be involved. 
Peter McAuslan’s single malt whisky is out, and we are working hard to replenish our HolySmoke! Gin. Our five-year-old Quebec Rye Whisky will be out soon. My book ‘Brewing Better Beer’ is now available.  If you’d like to purchase a signed copy for yourself, or a friend please let me know.

Peter 
mcauslanp@gmail.com

​McAuslan Malting & Distilling is an initiative by Peter McAuslan and Ellen Bounsall, and is unconnected to McAuslan Brewing, now wholly-owned by Les Brasseurs RJ.
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C'est une période passionnante pour la distillation locale au Québec, et nous sommes fiers d'y participer. Le whisky single malt de Peter McAuslan est sorti, et nous travaillons fort pour réapprovisionner notre Gin HolySmoke ! Notre whisky de seigle québécois vieilli pendant cinq ans sera bientôt disponible. Mon livre "Brewing Better Beer" est maintenant disponible. Si vous souhaitez en obtenir un exemplaire signé pour vous-même ou pour un ami, faites-le moi savoir.

Peter 
mcauslanp@gmail.com

Maltage & Distillation McAuslan Inc. est une initiative de Peter McAuslan et Ellen Bounsall, sans aucun rapport avec la brasserie McAuslan, entièrement détenue par Les Brasseurs RJ.
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  • About
    • Blog: adventures in whisky and other stories
    • Photos
    • Press coverage
    • Past events
    • Community
  • Buy the Book!
  • Spirits
    • Holy Smoke! Gin
    • Peter McAuslan's Rye Whisky
    • Quebec Single Malt Whisky
  • Recipes
  • À propos
    • Blogue les aventures de Peter
    • Photos
    • Médias
    • Événements
    • ​La communauté
  • SPIRITUEUX
    • Holy Smoke! Gin
    • Rye Whisky de Peter McAuslan
    • Le whisky Peter McAuslan
  • Recettes