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Rabbie Burn's liked Islay but not always for her Malt....
If you are not lucky enough to have a delightful Isla of your own for Burn's Night on 25th January, then help is at hand once again at Demijohn. Our deliciously smooth 14 year old Caol Ila Single Islay Malt Whisky 46% is back on tap and available once more. Its subtle sherry and seaweed nose prepare you brilliantly for its distintive blast of burnt grass and smoked meats at its end. Choose a bottle for yourself in our online shop or come and see us with your empty Demijohn bottle and claim your 15% 2008 Refill discount.* Your Burn's Night menu has never looked better!
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Demijohn News - January 2008
Our News: Happy New Year to one and all, and a special warm welcome to those of you who are new to our newsletter! We have successfully made it through another Christmas, and what a record breaking Christmas it was. I might be a little older and more creaky after all our furious activity last month, but having now counted up all our beans and paid our bills I can report catergorically that there will be at least one happy person this January despite the awful weather, the Tax man! Our success this year in pre-Christmas sales has been staggering, and we owe much gratitude to you all for your continued enthusiasm and support for us and what we do. One should remember that our success means also success for the many small British producers and businesses we support. We are displaying record gains in every area of trade. Our greatest record is in mail order, where we more than doubled our business on last year. As you can imagine this sort of growth is what dreams are made of, but they also present a real organisational and logistic challenge to a small company like Demijohn. I have always said that we make up what we do as we go along, and sure enough that is exactly what we have had to do over the past 3 months. I have also said that one needs a good sense of humour too, and I wasn't wrong with that either! Our true success is that despite the enourmous rise in business activity, we successfully hung on with both hands and embraced it all. Amazingly our returns rate for mail order was lower in 2007 that in any other year we have been in business, this is a positive sign that we are learning fast from our mistakes to give you a better service. Click this link to read some the nice and often funny things people said about us in 2007. 2008 is already looking tremendously exciting.
*15% Refill Discount Offer
It is still not too late to claim your 15% refill discount and might just help on Valentines Day refilling your partner's bottle, but don't get caught! We are offering all Demijohn bottle owners the opportunity to receive a 15% discount on the cost of their refills for the months of January and February 2008. Simply state your wish to "take up the Demijohn 2008 refill offer" when you return with your bottles to refill. Please remember to clean your bottles throughly prior to returning with them to us. We will give them a full inspection and replace corks as necessary. This offer excludes a discount on the cost of mail order delivery for those that wish to re-pack their bottles and send them back to us for re-filling and returning to them. Good luck!
New Product News
Our seriously successful December meant that we ran dry of quite a number of lines this year, sorry! Our producers have not had quite the rest they expected in the first few weeks of 2008 as we have been crying out for supplies and refilling our demijohns. I am pleased to say that most lines are now back in stock, including a little bit more of our delicious Sloe Gin 20% and the amazing and virtually unique Cranberry Gin Liqueur 20%. Both sold out in record speed, so do not delay if you would like to try them. Coming soon: A new olive oil from Tuscany, 2 new single malts whiskies and a new liqueur for 2008. More in the next newsletter.
Addicted to Newsletters?
If you're addicted to newsletters and cannot get enough of them then there is possibly one more to try. The Grassmarket in Edinburgh now has its own monthly newsletter which includes offers from some of the many brilliant and unusual independant shops like ourselves in Edinburgh's Old Town. Take a quick look at the new Grassmarket website and you might have more than one reason to come to town!
Staff News
There are many well earned breaks being taken at the moment, but soon we will be back at full strength and ready for the Demijohn Christmas Staff night out! In the meantime we are looking for more dynamic talent this year to come and assist us in a number of ways. If you are interested in a career at Demijohn then please get in touch. Send a CV and supporting letter by either email to info@demijohn.co.uk or write to me, Angus Ferguson, at Demijohn, 382 Byres Road, Glasgow, G12 8AR. Witty repertoire positively encouraged!
If you require further information or have any comments to make about us please call +44(0)141 3373600 or email me at info@demijohn.co.uk
Angus Ferguson
Managing Director
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