Latest Whisky News - Molinari leaves an impression with Barclays Scottish Open victory - Ballantine's Whisky 13th July, 2010

Scottish Open Winner Edoardo Molinari with a bottle of Ballantine's 30 Year Old whisky 13.07.2010 - A bottle of Ballantine’s 30 Year Old whisky was presented to Edoardo Molinari in recognition of his Barclays Scottish Open victory on Sunday 11 July. The Italian champion left an impression by securing his first career European Tour crown, winning by three shots at Loch Lomond.

Molinari, who first hit the headlines by winning the US Amateur title five years ago, is now ranked 19th in the world after his 2010 Barclays Scottish Open win. Ballantine’s was a sponsor of The Omega Mission Hills World Cup, held in China, which Edoardo Molinari won in 2009 alongside his brother, Francesco.

Ballantine’s, the world’s No 2 range of blended Scotch whisky, is reinforcing its commitment to international golf with a three year extension of its official sponsorship of The Barclays Scottish Open.

Tomintoul Distillery Tour

Planet Whiskies had a fantastic trip up to the Speyside Whisky region of Scotland in February 2024 to visit Angus Dundee Distillers Tomintoul Distillery within the Cairngorms National Park. Then, after the distillery tour and tasting, which was hosted by Iain Forteath, the master blender of Tomintoul, our press group travelled and stayed the night at the recently bought country home of Tomintoul House in the Aultmore Estate (previously called Aultmore House). Planet Whiskies has made the Tomintoul Distillery, Distillery of the Month for both March/April 2024.

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