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read our entire magazine archive.  Issue 5 - The go between
Whisky Magazine Issue 5 August 1999     The go between  Angela
Muir MW goes in search of those most elusive of creatures,
whisky brokers, and finds them constantly slipping fron her
grasp  What an elusive breed whisky brokers are. Nobody ever
quite admits to being one: ‘Oh, no, I'm not really a broker,'
goes the refrain. ‘Brokers are a dying breed.'  ‘You want to
find out about them?' went another conversation. ‘Come and see
me and we'll taste one or two samples.' My host selects, bottles
and sells single cask Scotch whisky for a living, loves what he
does and has a turn of phrase that would do Oz Clarke proud when
it comes to describing his wares.  His offfice was littered, not
just with paper, but also with those little sample bottles
covered on one side with Her Majesty's Customs & Excise's
official stickers allowing a commercial sample out of its
premises, and on the other with a h