Glenmorangie Offers Prosperity for 2012
What a wonderful and thoughtful gift this would be for your loved ones this Christmas 2011. For those who think they are the finest whisky connoisseur, or for those who like to have the most wonderful tipple available to their guests, then Glenmorangie have the most excellent gift.
Glenmorangie, Scotland’s favourite single malt whisky has created a unique luxury Christmas gift to celebrate and revive the festive tradition of ‘First-Footing’.
‘First-footing’ is practised in households across Scotland and northern England on New Year’s Eve to bring good fortune and prosperity to family and friends for the year ahead. The ‘First-Foot’ refers to the very first person, traditionally a dark-haired male, to cross the threshold of your home after the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, or Hogmanay as it is called in Scotland.
Traditional ‘First-footing’ gifts are whisky and a piece of a coal; the coal symbolises the wish for the receiver’s home to be warm and safe for the coming year and the bottle of whisky is for toasting the future.
‘Lang may yer lum reek’ is the accompanying toast meaning ‘long may your chimney smoke’ to wish prosperity for the coming months.
Glenmorangie is celebrating this tradition by offering a luxurious gift box with symbolic piece of coal alongside Glenmorangie Original, their classic single malt blend – to bring health, wealth and good fortune to malt whisky lovers all over the country for 2012. Personally I live this idea, and think that many of our readers will do too. And who thought that a piece of coal in your stocking was just for the naughty ones! Whoever receives this beautifully presented box will be most delighted.
Glenmorangie Original Whisky is a delicate and deliciously complex single malt. Matured in ex-bourbon casks for ten years, this classic blend has flavours of honeyed sweetness fused with notes of citrus, vanilla and almonds.
Glenmorangie Original and the ‘First-Footing’ Scottish Coal luxury gift box retails for a fantastic £31.49 and is available from Whisky Exchange at Vinopolis, Selfridges London, Vintage House and Fortnum & Mason. For more information visit http://www.glenmorangie.com.
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