Despite turmoil Libyans show interest in whisky festival
March 8th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANIEdinburgh, Mar.8 (ANI): Despite the ongoing civil war, people in Libya are showing interest in the Inverness Whisky Festival in Scotland.
According to The Scotsman, a Libyan collector has expressed interest in the auctions at the Whisky Festival to be held on April 8 and 9 at Bogbain Farm.
Host Bruce MacGregor, a BBC Scotland presenter and member of the Blazin’ Fiddles group, said: “We had a request from a collector in Libya for details of what is going to be sold at the auction.”
He said: “There is a whole different world out there in malt whisky land that I hadn’t been aware of. I didn’t know how big the market is for collectors”
He added: “Whisky collecting is a major sport and we are expecting bids in from around the world.”
The event has also gained attention from other countries like Germany, Taiwan, Sweden, Finland and Jamaica. (ANI)
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