Here’s one luxury event that isn’t too good to be true!

Duncan Taylor virtual tasting Sunday, May 24, 7pm

WE’VE all heard it – that classic warning to avoid scams and cons. “If it looks and sounds too good to be true, it probably is.” And in most cases, that’s great advice.

So if I said to you that one of the greatest whisky bottlers in the world (no, that really is no exaggeration) is letting you buy five samples of its whisky – some of which is worth upwards of £150 a bottle – for an online tasting for 20 quid, how would you respond? Too good to be true? Well, amazingly, in this case, no. This is not a scam, or a drill.

Grain whiskies are made slightly differently from malts and, though they aren’t as widely known, they are every bit as good as their famous cousins. In fact, tasting really good grain whisky is a truly memorable experience – and it’s often a great-value way to get your hands on something seriously rare.

And if you want to find the very best, Huntlybased Duncan Taylor is a great place to start.

So what’s on offer at the tasting, to be held on Sunday, May 24? It’s quite a line-up:

Invergordon 2007, cask number #5221819, year bottled 2019, total bottles produced 71.

Girvan 2007, cask number #2111579, year bottled 2016, total bottles produced 78.

North British 22-year-old

Strathclyde 23-year-old, cask number #2790, total bottles produced 282

Dumbarton 31-year-old, cask number #10025027, total bottles produced 200

Anyone can join in the fun – all you have to do is log on to Duncan Taylor’s Facebook page at 7pm next Sunday and you can hear Brand Ambassador Fergus Simpson talks through the range.

But if you want to make the experience memorable, tasting kits for the event – comprising 30ml samples of each of the five whiskies – are still available for £20 each, plus P&P, from The Spirits Embassy.

So remember, sometimes it pays not to follow the sensible advice. Too good to be true? In this case the saying should be “So good it’s untrue.”

To buy a tasting kit, go to thespiritsembassy. com and search for “All Hail The Grain”.

To join the event go to Facebook and search “Duncan Taylor Whisky Ltd”.

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