Scotch Whisky Banned from Edinburgh Gathering

[thescot]

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

Pour les Belges, non boudin.

Uh, wrong bunch and song. Sorry.

[Haig boy]

Ban Whiskey from the Edinburgh Gathering, lets place our bets now!

[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...

[thanmuwa]

Guys, don't forget that all they are talking about is a farmers-market-type area with local produce, there is after all a whisky tasting area nearby, probably next door to it! It is a shame that no independent distillers are invited though....

No swords, no knives, no guns, no rude comments (unless they're aimed at conservative types), no independent distillers , no. . . non PC stuff I am sure.

I am pretty sure that the local constabulary is not so afraid of insurrection as they are determined to show that they can be tough guys and issue edicts. In my experience, sword bearers are never dangerious, but it sure makes petite bureaucrats feel important to issue threats. And, whoever it is that is banning the little guys (the article is not specific) is probably up to the same thing. Even socialists understand money!

I got the feeling from the news coverage of the sword ban that the cops were really trying to point out a difference between UK and US law in as tactful a way as possible. Nowhere in the UK is it legal (or wise) for a member of the public to walk around at a public gathering with a blade longer than 6 inches unless there are special exemptions. The US crowds may not have been aware of this, as it appears to be legal to do this in the US? Hence the police re-iterating what was already the law...
And in the UK, in recent history, sword bearers have proved to be on average ever so slightly unhinged .....

Just for the record, Diageo owns the following:
Irish whiskey: Bushmills

Diageo bought the umbrella group Irish Distillers, which not only owns Bushmills, but also Powers, Paddy and Jamesons, along with specialty brands like Redbreast. Irish Distillers also supply the whiskey to independent bottlers for the likes of Green Spot. In fact, Cooley Distiller is the only whiskey distillery in Ireland NOT owned by Diageo.

[grist42]

It will come as a shock to Pernod Ricard that Diageo own Jameson's etc.

The only Irish Whiskey that Diageo own is Bushmills,

[Jimmy]

It is a farce to ban whisky from the major homecoming event particularly when whisky is one of the main four themes of Homecoming year

[Boy's war]

A ban has never stopped anyone before and won't this time.

[thanmuwa]

It will come as a shock to Pernod Ricard that Diageo own Jameson's etc.

The only Irish Whiskey that Diageo own is Bushmills,

Quite correct, my mistake, I had thought that Pernod Ricard sold all of Irish Distillers to Diageo in 2005, when they had only sold Bushmills.