A TOT OF MACALAN; Distillers toast boy named after whisky.Byline: KAREN BALE A COUPLE who named their baby after their favourite whisky were yesterday rewarded by the famous distillery. Last night, Alan and Valerie Paterson were enjoying a celebratory dram after bosses at the The Macallan put aside a six- bottle case for them. Valerie said: "Our minds were made up when we discovered Macallan means son of Alan." But they omitted one `l' to ensure it mimics the spelling of his dad's name. Macalan is now nine months old but when bosses at the award-winning Speyside distillery heard of the accolade, they laid down a case of 18-year-old single malt for their namesake name·sake n. One that is named after another. [From the phrase for the name's sake.] namesake Noun - to be collected after his 18th birthday. David Robertson
David Robertson (born 19 July 1958) is an American conductor. He is currently the music director of the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. , global marketing manager of The Macallan, said: "I expect that, like our aging whisky stocks, Macalan will mature into a well-rounded and truly unique individual." The couple, from Irvine, Ayrshire, fell in love with the famous whisky on a romantic trip to Oban. Stumped at what to call their unborn baby, they found inspiration in their first dram. Valerie said: "We had been experimenting with malt whiskies for a while but The Macallan was the best yet. "We said then if we had a son he would definitely be named after the best malt whisky malt whisky Noun whisky made from malted barley Noun 1. malt whisky - whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still in the world." Today, a bottle of The Macallan 18-year-old is valued at pounds 45. But trends show that by 2019, each bottle will be worth pounds 129 - a 10 per cent-a-year appreciation - making the gift worth nearly pounds 800. Earlier this year, a bottle of The Macallan 60-year-old was bought by an anonymous collector for pounds 20,150. NAMES THAT MAKE NEWS 1 An English tot was named after furniture giants Ikea. 2 A survey last year found 298 girls named Armani. 3 Six boys were named Timberland last year. 4 US kids have been called Bologna and Cappuccino cap·puc·ci·no n. pl. cap·puc·ci·nos Espresso coffee mixed or topped with steamed milk or cream. [Italian, . 5 Lark Song and Summer Song are Mia Farrow's girls. 6 Frank Zappa's kids are Moon Unit and Dweezil. 7 Paula Yates had Peaches, and Fifi-Trixiebelle. 8 Brooklyn Beckham was conceived in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . 9 Alex Baldwin and Kim Basinger's girl is Ireland. 10 David Bowie christened his son Zowie. |
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