I saw this Scotch whisky in a shop window in the town of Banchory last weekend and I just had to find out more. Oh how thrilling it was to learn from Mr Google that the drink had been named in memory of Binks, a much loved fox terrier who belonged to the owners of Douglas Laing and Co, a Glasgow-based firm of whisky bottlers and blenders.
Apparently the fellow pictured was a bit of a 'scallywag'. A wire-haired fox terrier. Who would have guessed? You can read more about him if you click here.
I have asked Gail if, in the statistically highly probable event that I pre-decease her, she would consider arranging for a whisky to be named after me.
The 'Bouncing Bertie Blend' has a nice ring to it, although a single malt would be classier.
