Guy’s game for guests

Crime f i lmmaker Guy Ritchie now provides B&B for wealthy guests on shooting trips at his estate.

Ritchie’s local council gave the green light to plans for his £9million farmstead in Tollard Royal, Wiltshire.

Guests are asked to fork out more than £15,000 for food, accommodation and a day’s shooting on the “premium” estate.

Lead character Dr Don Shirley is frequently seen knocking back Cutty Sark throughout the film.

French drinks group La Martinquaise- Bardinet – which blend the drink in the Highlands and West Lothian – say it has already seen an increase in popularity thanks to the blockbuster starring Mahershala Ali.

The movie has prompted a surge of orders in the UK and abroad from the licensed trade and specialist whisky shops.

Last year, eight mi l l ion bottles of Cutty Sark were sold worldwide.

The firm’srms marketing director Sylvia Bernardernard said: “We’re alreadyy seeing a lot of enthusiasmsiasm from the drinks industryndustry for Cutty Sark andd we’re sure Green Book willill be very positive for the brand.

“For thehe UK, we plan to relaunch C ut t y Sark startingg with the l icenseded trade a n d wwhh i s k y specialists.ists.

“We then want to makee it easier to buy in shops.

“We think Green Book iss a fantastic movie which shows the long anan d illustriousious history of the whisky.”

Greenn Book is based on the true story of black pianist Shirley and hiss driver and minderr Tony “Lip” Vallelonga,nga, played by Viggo Mortensen.

The pairair embarked on a gruellingling two-month tour of the southern states of the US in 1962.62.

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