CAMPBELTOWN SINGLE MALTS

[@thomasbuck303]

Dancing Erik immediately gets a like from me.

[@Ebbhead2424]

How did I miss this?!? What an (old school Erik) intro! 😀👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@FightForSound]

Wish you all the best in your future... you are awesome.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Cool to hear about whisky books, Erik, thank, because people forgot their importance for pre-internet generation whisky lovers...(now I feel old, lol) . PS: Sorry to hear about Matt, the live support about him & with him was very moving...Again kudos to you for your generosity there 👍 & Great Carpe diem advise, Erik 🙏

[@leVraiHibou]

wow!!!fun&amazing!!!great!!!

[@AlinJapan]

Solid dance routine!

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

It's been a while since I have boogied in a live stream - LOL!

[@Ebbhead2424]

About Scotland: Good point about being in the moment, Erik. Roy said it in a very nice way too: "marinate the experience!" . Ebb says: But remember that it never happened if it wasn't shared on social media 🤣

[@russell3733]

Hi Erik, caught up with this live on replay and was fascinated to hear your thoughts on Campbeltown. It certainly enjoyed a mighty history with its coal, fishing and whisky industries. A century ago, if you opened up a distillery there, it was basically a license to print money as the most amazing economic conditions combined to make it a distiller's dream: cheap coal from the nearby coal mines, an immediate and plentiful water supply subsidized by the local Town Council, barley growers not only on Kintyre but all across Scotland who, thanks to the big steamers making their way regularly down the Clyde, could bring you tons of the stuff cheaply and then take on board your hundreds of barrels of freshly distilled whisky to be sent on to the wholesalers' market back in Glasgow for use in all the major blends at that time. And that's not to mention the local Campbeltown folk who had expertise in distilling due to the existence of an illicit whisky industry which pre-dated the legal boom in distilling after 1824. At one stage distillers in Campbeltown were even importing barley from Canada and Australia just to keep up with demand! But today's situation is radically different, and I think you're right when you say that tourism is probably the main industry which can in fact get people to re-invest in the town and to create jobs. The grand old Victorian and Edwardian times are never going to return, but a pragmatic approach to getting the town onto Scotland's tourist grid would be a necessary step in the right direction. First of all, make it easier for people to get there. There's a small airport in nearby Machrihanish. Get regular ferry services from Brodick on Arran, if only on the weekends to get things started. Recreate the old steamer trips down the Clyde in the summer season, stopping in at Rothesay, Millport, Brodick and even Lagg, before docking in Campbeltown. Invest in the grand old hotels in the town with some Victorian style splendour, give local people tax breaks or incentives to create Bed and Breakfasts, give young families tax breaks on buying homes in the area if they're willing to settle there, get some construction going with the building of new homes. And then you'll need more shops, more restaurants, more entertainment opportunities and so forth. But, as you say, you've got to make it worthwhile for investors to sink money into the town before they can create jobs. When that happens, things will gradually change. Cheers!

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

Thanks for the comments! Definitely worth adding to the conversation!

[@cliffnorman178]

Glen Scotia is owned by the Loch Lomond group, which in turn is now owned by an Asia based investment company.

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

Thanks.... since Glen Scotia is owned by the Loch Lomond group and Glengyle Distillery may be viewed as a competitor... could that be why they would not let them use the name for their whisky? Hmmmmm?

[@Ebbhead2424]

I tried the Auriverdes and the Perpeteuum at a bar tonight (46 not CR) Gotta say the P was a bit disapoint ( very short finish) . The A was much better. The 10 over the P every day. The A was a bit richer but not Dark Cove level.

[@rossfudd256]

Sorry I missed the live feed Erik, had a Japanese whiskey tasting tonight. Keep up the good work.

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

Thanks! I am hoping to do a Japanese Whiskey Month in 2020.

[@jaylat4578]

The town is looking for an economic boost scotch is going through a boom with distilleries opening up every other day and they were once the whisky capital of the world. Seems to me the stars are aligned for some new distilleries In the area. I wonder why it hasn’t happened yet.

[@PaulEcosse]

Just had dinner and settling in to watch with a nice bottle of Port.

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

NICE! I still have a remnant of a 1966 Taylor Fladgate Port I need to finish. It is form my birth year!

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Are you French like me mate ?

[@PaulEcosse]

@@GregsWhiskyGuide No, I'm a Scot who appreciates the French tongue. Ooer Mrs...

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

@@PaulEcosse Cool...good to see you on different chats...

[@PaulEcosse]

@@GregsWhiskyGuide And our shared Kinsmanship & History, naturally.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

Damned I missed this, so will watch the replay (hopefully better that terrible "musical" intro, lol) & maybe add some comments, Cheers, Erik !

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

It wasn't planned so there wasn't much advanced notice. Most of the people in the chat were carry overs from Bourbinsane's live stream.

[@GregsWhiskyGuide]

@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies No problem Erik, it made sense for only when you said it was a parody from Simpsons/Southpark stuff (I know you like them), then most important is what follows....will see it after Roy's & Lee Ann live replay (coz missed the beginning), Cheers !