Scotch Whisky Banned from Edinburgh Gathering

[KFCarter]

As bad as this sounds (and is for the smaller distillers who will be excluded), it's not quite as bad as german beer being banned from World Cup stadiums in Germany because of Budweiser's sponsorship of the 2006 Word Cup.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1754277.shtml

Moral of the story:
You might think these events (gatherings, tournaments, games, festivals) are for the attendees, but they really are all about the sponsors.

[Bigkahuna]

As bad as this sounds (and is for the smaller distillers who will be excluded), it's not quite as bad as german beer being banned from World Cup stadiums in Germany because of Budweiser's sponsorship of the 2006 Word Cup.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/...n1754277.shtml

Moral of the story:
You might think these events (gatherings, tournaments, games, festivals) are for the attendees, but they really are all about the sponsors.

Aha!!! So the Belgians are behind all this Eh??????:beer:

[thescot]

Aha!!! So the Belgians are behind all this Eh??????:beer:

Pour les Belges, non boudin.

Uh, wrong bunch and song. Sorry.

[macwilkin]

Pour les Belges, non boudin.

Uh, wrong bunch and song. Sorry.

Vive La Legion!

And why didn't les Belges get any Boudin -- because King Leopold wouldn't let them enlist in La Legion!

T.

[thescot]

Vive La Legion!

And why didn't les Belges get any Boudin -- because King Leopold wouldn't let them enlist in La Legion!

T.

Todd never fails me! I knew he'd pick up on that. ith:

I can see from the general tenor of the conversation that there is going to be an ample supply of the aqua vitae at the market.

And, I really like Haig Boy's comment! My money's on the flasks if you're keeping the book!

I'm not about to bet against breaking ban!

[wvpiper]

Moral of the story:
You might think these events (gatherings, tournaments, games, festivals) are for the attendees, but they really are all about the sponsors.

Or, without the sponsors, there would be no event........take the good with the bad...

[The Barry]

Great, large corps running the locals out of business. As if that's what is needed in economic times like these.

[Phil]

I hope none of this will discourage anyone from visiting our beautiful city. There is no shortage of watering holes around the city so no-one should feel in any way deprived. By the look of it Diageo have plenty of brands to satisfy most thirsty kilties anyway!

[###KILTEDKIWI###]

we would like more money in the economy, especially during this down turn, but lets ban one aspect of the opportunity...

go the lefties...

[Bigkahuna]

The Belgians now own Budweiser to clarify my earlier post.