David Driscoll, K&L Wine:
I haven't seen any mention of it online, but Bladnoch distillery is no longer in the hands of the Armstrong brothers. I heard from both Raymond and Colin on Friday and they've allowed a liquidator to come in and take control of the company. We were set for our appointment Tuesday to select new casks, but we're not sure if the new director is on board with the idea yet. That remains up in the air at the moment.
(...) I first came across Bladnoch in May 1994, so it's nearly twenty years ago. I would have liked to have seen the distillery's bi-centenary in 2017 but that wasn't to be. My time at Bladnoch resulted in me getting a son in law from Glasgow and a daughter in law from Wigtown who has provided me with a Scottish grandson. I've also made friends all around the world so you can't say anything bad about that. The end wasn't the nicest but you can't have everything.
Raymond
Obviously I'm hopeful that the jobs of our staff will be unaffected but I can appreciate that there is stress. Everything to do with the Company is entirely in the hands of the Receiver to the extent that at some stage I hope to be allowed to collect my old cars, rowing boat and canoes. The receivers job is to get the best price for everything belonging to the company (but not my cars etc)
Raymond
