Ceredigion whisky takes on Scotch in prestigious final
"My parents John and Patrice began farming organically at Glynhynod Farm back in 1981, and actually comissioned the first organic whisky of the modern era back in 1992! There was no such product on the market at the time- "Dà Mhìle" is actually Scots Gaelic for "two thousand", reflecting how the original product was comissioned to celebrate the new Millenium.
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