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Glasgow Distillery Company agrees new international distribution deal with Dugas
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he Glasgow Distillery Company is toasting a new international distribution deal with French drinks specialists, Dugas.
The deal will see Glasgow Distillery’s inaugural whisky - 1770 Glasgow Single Malt Scotch Whisky - distributed throughout France, giving consumers in the country an exclusive opportunity to purchase a bottle of the whisky in-store, which was launched to the general public online earlier this year. The deal was cemented at the Club Expert trade show in Paris, which is hosted annually by Dugas and welcomes over 1,000 guests in the drinks trade, where François-Xavier Dugas, CEO of Dugas, and Liam Hughes, CEO of The Glasgow Distillery Company, put pen to paper on the agreement. Founded in 2012, and the city’s first independent single malt whisky distillery since 1902, Glasgow Distillery draws on the pioneering spirit of Scotland’s first licensed distillers. In the six years since it was established,
Caroline Hunter, National Manager, SQA; Suzanne Sherry, Group Apprentice Recruitment Manager, Arnold Clark and Billy Hammond, Operations Director, GTG Training
Arnold Clark among winners at Scottish Apprenticeship Awards
François-Xavier Dugas, CEO, Dugas and Liam Hughes, CEO, The Glasgow Distillery Company signing the agreement at Club Expert
the distillery has already won awards at the prestigious Gin Masters and San Francisco World Spirits Competition, having invested in the finest equipment, ingredients, and team of innovative young distillers.
Arnold Clark was among those companies awarded for their investment in supporting their workforces at the Scottish Apprenticeship Awards 2018. The Awards are organised by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) as a celebration of the best apprentices and apprentice employers. Arnold Clark Automotive employs more than 700 apprentices. Automotive assessor, James Swan, also picked up the Instructor of the Year title.
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