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DECEMBER 2003 - Award for Whisky Galore

A Whisky Galore rare aged single malt collection bottling has won an award.

The bottling (distilled at Caol Ila 1990) recieved a silver medal from Malt Maniacs.
DECEMBER 2003 - DTC Xmas Party Huntly

DTC staff before Christmas night out.

DTC staff before Christmas night out.

Empty Duncan Taylor casks in the snow.
NOVEMBER 2003 - Sams DTC Section

Promotional Boards at Sam's Wines & Spirits Chicago

Whisky Galore & Duncan Taylor on the shelf at Sams
NOVEMBER 2003 - Sams Tasting etc

Fred Einstein, Steve Fox & Jerald O'Kennard.

Jen & Scott Radis with Mike & Jen Johnson

Fred Einstein & David Sotto
NOVEMBER 2003 - 4th Int Malt Whisky Festival - The Hague
Whisky Fringe 2003
4th International
Malt Whisky Festival
The Hague - Holland
21 - 23 November 2003

The Hague, Atse, Euan, Bjorn and Erik.

Little and Large aka Maurice of Van Wees and Euan.

Party time at the Hague!
NOVEMBER 2003 - InterWhisky 2003 Frankfurt

Thomas & Francoise (the German French connection!)

Dietwar Schulz & Corinna Schwarz (Art of Whisky)
NOVEMBER 2003 - Whisky Live Tokyo 2003
Whisky Fringe 2003

Whisky Live Tokyo 2003
3rd November 2003
Tokyo, Japan

Euan Shand at the DTC Stand.

Mr Yanagi (Main Mart), Euan, Mr Mogi and Toshi (Whisk-e Ltd).

Kiyoyuki Yoshimura (SMS Co Ltd.), Euan, Mr. Muneyuki Yoshimura (M's Bar) and Mr. Seiichi Sekimoto (SMS Co Ltd.).
NOVEMBER 2003 - Helmsdale Bar Tokyo

Masaki, Euan & Kirsty at the Helmsdale Bar Tokyo.

Jun and Kim from Helmsdale Bar Tokyo.

Helmsdale Bar Tokyo.

A delighted Peerless buyer from Helmsdale Bar Tokyo.
OCTOBER 2003 - van Wees Potstill Festival Holland

Mr Han van Wees (organiser) Potstill Festival & Kirsty of DTC.

Tom Meyer, Haiko Oosterloo & Peet Meyer with Kirsty at our stand.

Arjan Evers & Ronald Wuijster at our stand.

Paul Dejong from Belgium at the festival.
OCTOBER 2003 - Whisky Fest Kolding Denmark

Whisky Fest Kolding Denmark 2003.

Brian Simonsen and Aage Jespersen - whisky enthusiasts at the DTC stand.
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Lago Denmark Tasting Weekend

Lago Tasting Weekend.

Lars of Lago Denmark and Euan of DTC

Lars and Oli of Lago Denmark.

3 models from Vinhandel Denmark.
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Swedish Whisky Clubs Convention

Swedish Whisky Clubs Convention 2003.

Ulf Buxrud adressing the convention.

Beathas Club Tasting Table.

Euan & The Beathas Boys.
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Swedish Beer and Whisky Festival

Swedish Beer and Whisky Festival.

Swedish Girls at the festival.
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Faroe Islands Tasting

Duncan Taylor Tasting Torshayvn, Faroe Islands.

The Duncan Taylor & Co Tasting table.

Another fine dram!

Euan with dignitaries.
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Sean Ludford Visit

Sean of Sams Chicago, Jerald of Tastings.com and Alan of DTC.

Jerald from Tastings.com at the Strathisla Distillery.

Sean Ludford of Sams Chicago on his pile!.

Sean on his Dunacan Taylor Inventory.
Arjan
SEPTEMBER 2003 - Whisky Live in Steyr, Austria

Juergen Deibel (Whisky Consultant) led a DTC Masterclass where the star mystery dram was the Peerless Invergordon 1965.

Peter Hofmann, Peter Wandl & Katrin at the Duncan Taylor & Co stand.
AUGUST 2003 - Macallan Distillery etc

Euan with Mr & Mrs JJ Corredoira at The Macallan Distillery.

Euan checking out some of the Duncan Taylor casks stored at the distillery.

Stuart and Bobbie from Alabama & Jim from Macallan.

Euan, Stuart & Bobby with Alan in the DTC Shop.
AUGUST 2003 - DTC stock bound for USA

Loading up the next consignment of Duncan Taylor stock for the USA.

A 40' container holding 10,000 bottles, full to the Gunnells.
AUGUST 2003 - Whisky Fringe 2003
Whisky Fringe 2003
Whisky Fringe
9th August 2003
Edinburgh Scotland

Euan Shand and Katie McRitchie at the Duncan Taylor & Co stand.
JULY 2003 - Dufftown Whisky Nosing & Tasting
Euan & Kirsty led a nosing & tasting evening in Dufftown at the end of July attended by about 40 whisky novices and connoisseurs alike in what was an informal, fun introduction to Duncan Taylor Scotch Whisky Merchants, Brokers & Bottlers.

On the menu were: Whisky Galore Linkwood 1987, Whisky Galore Dufftown 1987, Whisky Galore Bowmore 1989 & Peerless Invergordon 1965.

Gordon Haughton with a few of the evening's happy participants!

Special thanks to Fiona, Gordon, Ian & Rene for coordinating the event!

The star dram of the evening was the Peerless Invergordon 1965 Single Grain Whisky, closely followed by the Linkwood 1987. The Blind nosing at the end of the evening was a real battle of the noses with one of the Glenfiddich artists in residence Jan Cardell finally emerging as the winner (after several nose-offs!).

Jan Cardell holding his prize bottle of Whisky Galore, surrounded by Kirsty ( DTC) and Ian Millar (Manager at Glenfiddich) and Fiona (Whisky Shop) who organise these fantastic Whisky Tasting evenings.

JULY 2003 - FRENCH BID TO REMAKE WHISKY GALORE FILM

The current trend for remakes of classic films is set to continue with plans for a new version of arguably Scotland's finest film, Whisky Galore! The remake of the classic Ealing comedy set in the Western Isles is the brainchild of French-based media giant Canal Plus.
The original, shot on location on Barra in 1948, tells the story of a ship that runs aground off the fictitious island of Todday and the wily islanders' attempts to outwit Customs officers and salvage thousands of cases of whisky.
The film was based on a novel by Compton Mackenzie, which was inspired by the wreck of the SS Politician off Eriskay in 1941.
It is understood "advance discussions" are under way between representatives of Canal Plus and a British production company to remake the film, but no stars have been chosen yet.
Donald Manford, Western Isles councillor for Barra, welcomed the proposal.
He said: "It would be absolutely wonderful to shoot the film on Barra again, both for the economy directly and the impact the movie would have on tourism by advertising the beauty of the island.
"A remake is certainly something I would strongly encourage and we would help the film's makers in any way we can."
Mr Manford, whose grandfather was involved in the real-life drama on Eriskay more than 60 years ago, added: "People around here joke that the only politician that brought us any good is lying at the bottom of the sea. Maybe she will bring us luck again."
The original film had a large cast including the leading Scottish actors of the day such as Gordon Jackson, Duncan Macrae and James Robertson Justice.
Scottish first-time director Sandy Mackendrick and an 80-strong cast and crew sailed for Barra from Oban, and had to contend with the worst summer for 80 years.
The film went over budget and over schedule and was considered a disaster when studio boss Michael Balcon first saw it.
He wanted to cut it down and release it as a supporting film. It was re-edited, but the film still performed poorly on its original release. A sequel, called Rockets Galore!, was also shot on Barra.
Calan Plus inherited the rights to the Ealing comedies and other British films through a series of takeovers, and is keen to exploit remake rights.
Articles Courtesy of The Press and Journal 07.07.03
http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk
JULY 2003 - Jim Murray and Japanese writers visit

The famous whisky writer Jim Murray.

The Japanese writers with Jim Murray and DTC staff.

Finger dipping Jim Murray and Mamoru Tsuchiya.

Euan with Manfred and Ulrike from Germany who dropped in while on holiday in Scotland.
JUNE 2003 - Various visitors

Euan with Mr & Mrs Suzuki from Tokyo.

Euan With Mario Prinz, friends and Kirsty.
JUNE 2003 - Vinexpo 2003

Kirsty and Euan on the Duncan Taylor & Co Stand at Vinexpo.

Outside of the huge hall at Vinexpo 2003

Euan & Alan Gordon of DTC in kilts with Francois and Jocelyne of Paris

Euan with Andrei & Nina from Russia
JUNE 2003 - Mike Johnson's visit
Distinguished guest Mike Johnson and his wife Jen from Chicago recently visited Scotland.

Mike in a nasty looking bunker.

Mike outside the clubhouse of the World's 6th oldest Golf Course

Mike with his wife Jen at Macallan Distillery.
JUNE 2003 - Limburg 2003
Kirsty McLeod of Duncan Taylor & Co, Jeurgen Barthell of McN Import and a Customer at the DTC Stand at the very successful Limburg 2003

Euan, Theo & Annika Metzger and Kirsty

Euan C Shand of DTC with Anna & Matthias
JUNE 2003 - Monaco Gran Prix

Euan C Shand & David Coulthard

Baroness Monica Von Neumann, Alan McNish and ECS

Euan C Shand & Eddie Jordan
MAY 2003 - 10th Anniversary of McN Import
Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of McN Import, DTC's exclusive importer for Germany. The venue was the exquisite castle at Aschaffenburg and Kirsty our Export Manager was there to celebrate along with Andy McNeill & Juergen Bartel of McN Import.
MAY 2003 - Scottish Food & Drink Excellence Award
Duncan Taylor & Co Ltd received the highest accolade for their "Duncan Taylor Collection of Rare Auld Single Malt & Single Grain Scotch Whiskies" coming top in the drinks section for quality, presentation and marketing. Euan Shand Director said "To get this top award against stiff competition and to be recognised for our achievements I think is testament to the quality of not only the product but to the workforce of Duncan Taylor & Co who are all individually committed to providing service and products second to none."
dtc managing directors - alan gordon and euan shand
Alan Gordon Director, Kirsty McLeod Sales Manager and Euan C Shand Director at the award ceremony.
MAY 2003 - Euan visits Beatha Sweden

Euan C Shand of DTC talks to Beathas Sweden

Euan with Kenneth Lindblad and the Beathas Sweden Team

Click here to see more photo's from Euan's visit on the Beatha website.
MAY 2003 - Bill & Maggie Miller visit DTC

Euan C Shand of DTC with Maggie & Bill Miller of "Scotch Single Malt Circle" Dusseldorf, Germany

Kirsty McLeod of DTC and Maggie Miller in the our shop during the Millers visit to Huntly, Scotland.
APRIL 2003 - Whiskymesse, Vienna

Kirsty McLeod of DTC & Mario Prinz

Some of the stands at the 1st Whiskymesse
APRIL 2003 - Staff night out lost photos

Glenmorangie's Cadboll House the setting for the DTC staff night out in January - We lost the photos for a while!

DTC staff: Jim Grant, Steve Bell, Alan Gordon, Euan Shand, Kirsty McLeod and Una MacAdam in the Glenmorangie Distillery Shop

DTC staff Una, Euan, Jim, Alan, Kirsty and Steve at the dining table before the evening meal.

Euan Shand relaxes to read the Whisky Magazine - which just happens to have our advert on the back cover!
APRIL 2003 - Awards for Duncan Taylor & Co
Alan Gordon and Euan Shand with the awards
Success for Duncan Taylor & Co Ltd in the prestigious "Grampian Food & Drink Innovation Awards". The company received 2 Gold Awards for Product Innovation and Export Innovation for the Range of Single Malt and Single Grain Scotch Whiskies.
The judges stated that they were hugely impressed with the quality of the product, the innovative design and the marketing of the product.
The Range has also gone through to the final of the "Food from Scotland Excellence Awards 2003" hosted by Scottish Enterprise and The Royal and Highland Agricultural Society of Scotland.
MARCH 2003 - Whisky Live 2003
whiskies of the world expo 2003
Whisky Live 2003
London, UK
7 - 8th March 2003

Ulf Buxrud and Euan Shand of DTC at the stand.
FEBRUARY 2003 - van Wees visit DTC in Huntly

Maurice and Han van Wees spent a very productive day perusing the new Whisky Galore range and the exquisite Cask Strength Collection.

Look out for new ranges soon in Holland and on-line at www.whiskyworld.nl
JANUARY 2003 - NEW "Whisky Galore" Range

Duncan Taylor & Co Ltd are now supplying the newly launched "Whisky Galore" range of Rare Old Single Malts. The range has all new packaging and is now bottled at 46% with no chill filtering or colourings of any kind.

Visit: www.thewhiskygalore.com for more information.

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