I received this from Lynn Noble (Joe’s wife)

As we all know Joe enjoyed a good whisky so this is an opportunity to get some of his personal collection.

A very generous offer to the 214GCBB Ex Members Association will be made from the profits of the sales of these bottles.

One of our small casks has been bottled in a joint venture with the Scottish Gantry. It’s a 10 year old Alt A’Bhainne, which has been matured in a Pedro Ximenez cask – hence the dark colour – and bottled at 55% ABV.  I tasted it today, and it’s absolutely delicious. A definite Winter / Christmas dram. It’s marketed at £62 a bottle.

As you will see from one of the photos, it has been branded as ‘The Joe Noble Collection’ with an image of a snare drum and sticks.

The official description is as follows:

‘Some whiskies are just the ticket… like this rich and intense single cask release born of Allt A’Bhainne Distillery.

Limited to only 125 bottles, this whisky stands as testimony to the benefits of full maturation in an ex Pedro Ximenez sherry cask.  Notes of raisins, coffee and spice burst on the palate and linger longer than expected.  It was made to honour the life of a ‘man fae the Broch’ Joe Noble of Fraserburgh, arguably one of Scotland’s greatest snare drummers, who learned his craft in the 214BB and rose to become a solo World Champion in his musical discipline, not once but twice.  A man who loved a quality single malt whisky just as much as he enjoyed a theatre or concert production.

The Matinee at 55% ABV gives you the opportunity to enjoy a rounded, yet robust and lively performance of a dram that is as unique as the man whose name it bears.  To everyone who drinks this, raise a glass to Joe.  Slainte Mhath!’

I have kept a bottle from my own small supply to give to the 214BB to raffle at the annual reunion dinner, if you’d like to do this.

 I will also donate a 20% share of any profits, once all the bottles are sold, which you can use for any 214BB projects or pass on to the wider Boys Brigade community.

If you’d like to share this information on the website, please advise members that they can obtain a bottle from the Scottish Gantry shops in Milngavie or Stirling, but I’d suggest that they do this as soon as possible.  The bottles only went on sale on Thursday, but they have been advertised within the drumming community and are selling extremely fast.

With best wishes,

Lynn