Annual Dinner

as always a night to meet old friends and make new ones. The Dinner in Trades Hall was probably the best Trades House event of 2011.

Visitor John Harris and Collector Alastair  Allan presided over a splendid event with Grooms providing fayre second to none.

The student prize winners are pictured with Visitor John in the centre and ex Visitors Murray Blair and Richard Barbour on the wings.

During the course of 2011 The Incorporation of Maltmen were involved in two educational courses for the Licensed Trade in Scotland and also awarded a Scholarship prize to two students of Brewing at Heriot Watt University.

Two sets of Licensed Trade students attended a Personal Licence Holder (PLH) Course and a Wine Diploma Course.

The prize winners were invited along as guests to the Annual Dinner and during the course of the event were presented with their not insubstantial prizes. Laptops and places at the next PLH Course for the Licensed Trade Students and Cheques for the Heriot Watt scholars.

Such has been the success of these educational schemes that they will continue into 2012 and funds to finance the education were enhanced by a prize draw at the Dinner. Over £1400 was raised by the auction of a replica bottle of Shackleton’s Mackinlay’s Whisky, which was discovered in Antartica and reproduced by brand owners Whyte and Mackay. Kindly donated to the Incorporation by Whyte and Mackay for the event.

The Maltmen hold and co-finance the Education Courses in conjunction with :-

The 49 Wine and Spirit Club of Scotland.

The picture shows :- Ex Visitor Murray Blair, Thomas Farrell, Lynda McNeil, Bonnie MacNeil, Visitor John Harris, Suzanne Smith, Darlene Young (Tutor at City of Glasgow College), Andrew Gibb, ex Visitor Richard J.Barbour.