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Ardbeg Print 'The Gow Gillespie'

Ardbeg Print 'The Gow Gillespie'
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Lot number: 0580112

Winning bid: £55

Fidel Castro was once given a bottle of Ardbeg by The Right Honourable Baron Lord Robertson, the then Secretary General of NATO and native of Islay.

In 2005 Ardbeg created a revolutionary theme for Ardbeg Day, twinning Cuba with Islay. We had a 'Military-coo' at the Distillery. To promote the event Ardbeg's marketing people decided to camouflage a cow, namely Primrose (Cow is pronounced "coo" to use the Scottish vernacular).

A tongue-in-cheek poster was mailed featuring Distillery workers in suitably iconic Che Guevara poses. This print features The Gow Gillespie, who has just retired from Ardbeg.

Print is 69 x 94 cm

Please note due to the size of this lot there will be additional shipping costs.

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