Dear whisky lovers.
Last year in September I had to shut down my advertising agency due to different point of views among the owners. I found myself in a situation where I either could start a new company or get employed. My choice was to start a new company – Ronnestam Innovative Communication.
I’ve been blogging on marketing for some years now, but when I found my self in that position I felt I had to throw in an extra gear. Therefor most of my focus during the end of 2008 and now in the beginning of 2009 has been the Ronnestam.com blog.
It has paid of. My blog is now awarded for a price as Swedens best blog on marketing and also the category trend and future communication.
Your vote matters
I hope I’ll find time to speed up the whisky blogging soon again, but until then – please visit my communication blog and if you find it interesting head over to Daytona YABA awards and place your vote on me in the two categories where you find Johan Ronnestam.
Happy New Year!
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This is a blog and blog-owners love when people leave comment on posts. On top of that I launched a small community the other week and I’d love to have more people giving recommendations on whisky, destinations, whiskyclubs, websites and more.
So, in order for something to happen I’ve decided to launch a competition that I call the WhiskyGrotto August Challenge. And as every competition needs a prize I thank Auchentoshan for awarding the best comment/post with a bottle of Auchentoshan Classic Single Malt.
The rules are simple.
If you find a post that you have an opinion on, then use the “Leave a comment” and write what ever you want (as long as it has something to do with the subject of course). By doing this you have submitted your entry to the competition. Doing exactly same in the community is also an entry. In the end of the month I will scan all comments and posts in the community and I will award the best one (from both categories) with a bottle of Single Malt Classic from Auchentoshan. The winner will also be announced on WhiskyGrotto.com
So, what are you waiting for! Get in there in the WhiskyGrotto and make your voice heard.
Sponsor: Thanks’ Auchentoshan for making this happen!
Note: Depending on where in the world you live, you might be charged with the cost for delivery.
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Some of you might have seen the new menu option up to the right on WhiskyGrotto.com. I’ve gathered all my favorite Videos from YouTube on one page. I’m glad to see that others are doing the same.
Today I noticed that Islay Weblog, a great blog about everything that you need to know about Islay, has done the same only on another subject – you guessed it – Islay. All in all they have gathered 28 videos about this lovely place that produces fantastic whisky. Many of them are of the historical kind, others cover stories about the distilleries on the islands.
So, if you like it Islay, head over to Islay Weblog and enjoy their collection.
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Kevin Erskine, the writer behind The Scotch blog announced the winners of the 2007 Drammies today.
The Scotch blog, always ‘tongue in cheek’ delivers a competition to match that reputation. The Drammies isn’t for the brands that pay up the big cash it’s for the brands of the peoples (even though they of course match sometimes).
As Kevin puts it: “The Drammies were created to be, above all, a “People’s Choice” award and to try to disregard the influence that the industry has over the spirits writers and periodicals that generally grant the awards that get touted.”
Among the Winners my personal favorites are:
Distiller/Blender/Independent Bottler of the Year – Bruichladdich.
These guys does hell of a work when it comes to deliver a great product. The fact that they’re Islay and still manages to not get caught in the fire…or shall we say the smoke after the fire…shows that they got a style of their own. My closet is filled with 3 bottles from the links series, a The XVII and another The Fifteen.
Most Innovative New Product – Compass Box Canto Series
Oh how I love the Canto. Apart from that I’ve had 7 different Compass Box’es flown over. (They are hard to get hold of in Sweden). Among the other ones the Peat Monster and Hedonism (Nailed best new product) are my personal favorites.
Best New Product (Non-whisky i.e., book, resource, web site, etc) – Dr Whisky
Congratulations Dr Whisky! You deserve it. Damn your site rocks. I wish I had the time and ehh…body to do what you do.
The one I don’t agree with among the winners is the ‘Glenmorangie Brand overhaul’. At first I did though. Then I bought The Original, a bottle of Lasanta and a Nectar Do’r at Heathrow a couple of weeks ago. And even though I’ve only popped the Nectar I must say my point of view turned 180° (funny…they’re the agency behind the rebranding) after sipping some of that juice.
Visit The Scotch Blog for all the information!
Thanks for a great competition Kevin!
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