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GlenDronach
to supply 25 year old single malt for
Donald Trump’s new £750m Scottish golf
resort.
GlenDronach Distillery has been selected
by Donald Trump to supply the
commemorative 25 year old single malt
that will mark the opening next summer
of his £750 million golf complex on the
Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
The rare whisky chosen for the official
Trump International Golf Links has been
hand-selected by Master Distiller Billy
Walker from the thousands of top-quality
single casks maturing at GlenDronach’s
warehouses at Forgue, near Huntly.
Mr Trump has chosen one of Scotland’s
oldest distilleries to create a limited
edition whisky for his eighteen-hole
championship golf course.
It will be known, quite simply, as
"Trump Scotland Single Malt Scotch
Whisky."
GlenDronach, founded in 1826, will
initially supply 500 bottles to
celebrate the grand opening.
Last year Mr Trump invited a handful of
distilleries close to the course to
create the finest whisky available for
the resort.
Billy Walker, Managing Director of The
Benriach Distillery Company, owners of
GlenDronach, said his team were
"extremely proud" to be involved with
the Trump golf resort.
"As we are an Aberdeenshire distillery,
we have close geographical proximity to
the superb Trump development and as such
see our award-winning whisky as a
natural choice to commemorate the
opening.
"When it opens next summer, Mr Trump’s
golf course will be a byword for
excellence, as will the rare GlenDronach
single malt we have specially selected
for the occasion."
Mr Walker would not be drawn on specific
details of the single cask, but
confirmed it would be a classic
GlenDronach – a silky-smooth fusion of
sherry sweetness and concentrated fruit.
The whisky will be released during the
first half of 2012 to coincide with the
opening of the golf complex.
Spanning approximately 500 hectares of
land on the north-east coast of
Aberdeenshire, the Trump development
comprises a world-class championship
links golf course suitable for hosting
major international events and a second
18 hole links golf course; an iconic
hotel set amidst an array of luxury
holiday homes; and a residential village
formed within the unique setting of
Menie Estate.
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