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£109 a second

2011/04/04 in Bagging Scotland News

Not Simon Cowell’s wages but the incredible amount of dosh that Scotch Whisky generates for the UK coffers. £109-every second, that’s….a lot!!

Although whisky consumption in Scotland and the UK in general is actually nothing to write home about (it’s actually decreasing in a lot of areas) it’s a different story everywhere else on the planet.

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St Kilda – it’s now ‘in the Bag’!

2010/10/19 in Bagging Scotland News, Bagging Scotland Trips, Island Bagging

The islands of St Kilda are unlike any other place, well, probably anywhere in The World. Put it this way, it’s a World Heritage Site (one of only 24 in the World) and it gets around 30,000 visitors a year.

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Lagavulin Day and the Spirit of Pavarotti

2010/06/24 in Bagging Scotland News, Interviews, Scottish Events, Whisky Bagging

To mark the beginning of Feis Ile in 2010, Bagging Scotland paid a visit to the beautiful Lagavulin Distillery, on their open day.

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Whisky Futures

2010/06/07 in Baggin' Waggon, Bagging Scotland News, Interviews, Scottish Events, Whisky Bagging

Andy Horton joins Bagging Scotland in the Baggin’ Waggon for a quick chat at Bruichladdich Day. He’s got bottle!

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Cask Strength on Islay

2010/06/07 in Bagging Scotland News, Interviews, Whisky Bagging

Bagging Scotland caught up with Joel and Neil from CaskStrength.net at Bruichladdich Day on Islay.

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Master of Malt

2010/06/02 in Baggin' Waggon, Bagging Scotland News, Interviews, Whisky Bagging

Darren Rook from Master of Malt joined Bagging Scotland in the Baggin’ Waggon while at Feis Ile, The Islay Music and Whisky Festival. He knows a ridiculous amount about whisky and he’s not even thirty!

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Visit to Duffies Bar

2010/05/31 in Bagging Scotland News, Bagging Scotland Trips

Bagging Scotland paid a visit to The Lochside Hotel/Duffies Bar in Bowmore, Islay. If you like malts, in particular Islay malts, this is definitely the spot for you.

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Our first Bagging TV show

2010/05/13 in Bagging Scotland News, Bagging Scotland Trips, Castle Bagging, Whisky Bagging

Bagging TV was up at Spirit of Speyside and we’ve managed to pull together a broadcast which doesn’t feature a SINGLE shot of anyone drinking whisky!

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We’re live!

2010/04/30 in Bagging Scotland News

We’ve now gone Live and as you’re reading this, you already know this. Huge thanks to all the Baggers who have helped us get to where we are. You”ll be reading a lot more about them over the weeks and months ahead.

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Spirit of Speyside

2010/03/18 in Bagging Scotland News, Scottish Events

Themed on Whisky, Food, Music and the Heritage & Culture of Speyside, the 2010 Festival runs from April 29th to May 3rd and will offer a wide array of quality events. If we’re the Saviours of Scottish Tourism, these guys are the Saviours of the Scotch Whisky Industry. Bagging Scotland paid them a visit in November and they live and breathe Whisky.

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