/R E P E A T -- Media Alert: Tasting to salute Robbie Burns birthday at LCBO
Summerhill store, Saturday, January 23/
WHAT: Consumers can sample single malt Scotch whisky and haggis while enjoying spirited Highland dancing to celebrate the 251st birthday of the great Scottish poet Robbie Burns at the LCBO Summerhill store, starting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 23. Piper Jack Jackson, attired as Robbie Burns, will parade the haggis into the Summerhill store's event kitchen and recite the poet's immortal, 'Address to the Haggis.' Immediately following, champion Highland dancers Adele Campbell and Jody Whitfield from the Scottish Dance Company will perform traditional Scottish flings, jigs and reels. Bowmore Islay 12-Year-Old Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Auchentoshan 12-Year-Old Triple Distilled Lowland Single Malt Scotch Whisky will be featured at the tasting along with samples of haggis, the traditional Scottish dish served at Robbie Burns' celebrations. LCBO offers some 200 single malts and 60 blended Scotches throughout its Spirits Category and VINTAGES fine wine and premium spirits business unit. In 2009, the LCBO sold almost $38 million worth of single malt Scotch whisky and $89 million worth of blended Scotch through its 610-store network. WHERE: LCBO Summerhill Store Event Kitchen 10 Scrivener Square (Yonge Street south of Summerhill Ave.) Toronto, Ontario WHEN: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 11:30 a.m. Photo, video and interview opportunities
For further information: MEDIA CONTACT: Chris Layton, LCBO Media Relations Co-ordinator, Tel. (416) 864-6772; Cell. (416) 589-3729; E-mail: [email protected]
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