{"id":74,"date":"2005-10-01T12:03:22","date_gmt":"2005-10-01T17:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/?p=74"},"modified":"2005-10-01T15:26:25","modified_gmt":"2005-10-01T20:26:25","slug":"news-from-companions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/?p=74","title":{"rendered":"News from &#8220;Companions&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the gist of the International Order of the  &#8220;Companions of the Quaich&#8221; (edited slightly).  I offer these FAQ&#8217;s in the &#8216;spirit&#8217; of the &#8216;cork&#8217;.  You may view this site directly at www.thequaich.com.  <\/p>\n<p>What is the Society?<\/p>\n<p>The Companions of the Quaich is a non-profit society dedicated to promoting and sharing knowledge and enjoyment of Single Malt Whisky.<\/p>\n<p>Who are the Companions?<\/p>\n<p>The Companions are an eclectic group of ladies and gentlemen who share a common interest in, and a passion for, the malt whiskies of Scotland and the world.<\/p>\n<p>What are its aims and objectives?<\/p>\n<p>To encourage, in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere, a greater awareness of the history and methods of malt whisky distilling, and to make available brands that are not normally sold in provincial liquor stores.<\/p>\n<p>How is this achieved?<\/p>\n<p>Through regular dinners and tastings at which three different malts are presented by knowledgeable members, special guest presenters and malt masters or head distillers from other countries.<\/p>\n<p>How is it international?<\/p>\n<p>By our affiliation with other malt whisky societies around the world &#8212; currently 13 chapter in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Is the Society different from other malt whisky groups?<\/p>\n<p>It is distinguished from other societies by the number of events held and our value-for-money pricing (coincidentally, it&#8217;s $40 CND). The Companions meet for dinner and tastings up to 12 times a year, and our whiskies are sold to members at cost, with no mark-ups or commission charges. Also, our malts are aged for a minimum of 15 years (except for cask-strength versions).<\/p>\n<p>How do I join?<br \/>\nSimply contact us and we will send you an application form to fill in and return (view this on their site).<\/p>\n<p>Cheers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s the gist of the International Order of the &#8220;Companions of the Quaich&#8221; (edited slightly). I offer these FAQ&#8217;s in the &#8216;spirit&#8217; of the &#8216;cork&#8217;. You may view this site directly at www.thequaich.com. What is the Society? The Companions of the Quaich is a non-profit society dedicated to promoting and sharing knowledge and enjoyment of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=74"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=74"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=74"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/keepersofthequaich.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=74"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}