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Articles by Gillian Bell

Not altogether plain sailing

The Classic Malts Cruise is an annual event held by Diageo, formerly Guinness-UDV. For one person on it, it was a case of sailing with the enemy. But for Gillian Bell, the adventure was to change her perspective entirely

Given personal history and perceptions, I should have avoided the Classic Malts Cruise like the plague. A two week booze cruise with the heid yens of UDV, formally Guinness, and now Diageo. It was 18 years ago that Ernest Saunders’ Guinness sent in the heavies to kneecap my father, Arthur Bell. He ...

Whisky Events from Issue 39 published on 1/5/2004