Das war nur eine Frage der Zeit - Lindores hat sich ja zu Beginn des Ukraine-Konfliktes sehr kleinlaut gegeben, da sie im Hintergrund einen russischen Investoren haben, der von den Sanktionen betroffen war.

In der Pressemitteilung steht nur, dass Total Beverage Solutions das Portfolio mit Lindore Abbey Single Malt ergänzt. Vom Verkauf der Brennerei steht da nichts.

Ich habe das auch noch mal gelesen, hier wird doch eher ein neuer Importeur verkündet, oder? Wobei man das auch anders lesen könnte...


Der letzte Stand zum Umgang mit den Anteilen an der Brennerei:

In response to the current situation and the many questions being asked of us Helen and I would like to confirm the following.

• Lindores Abbey Distillery is a Scottish Company based in Newburgh Fife that produces Single Malt Whisky utilising barley only from local farms. Our employees are Scottish based and their livelihoods and those of their families depend the company’s ability to continue to operate.

• We have never hidden the fact that we have Russian investors and indeed these investors were introduced to us by Business Gateway a Scottish Govt agency. They are certainly not Oligarchs and certainly not on any sanctions list. They are first and foremost Whisky Lovers.

• We at Lindores however, utterly deplore and condemn the current situation in Ukraine.

• We have been in frequent discussions with our Russian shareholders and today they are resigning as Non-Executive Directors of the company.

• We are currently also in negotiations with them to try and agree a situation whereby the McKenzie Smith family will acquire their shareholding thus moving the company to 100% Scottish ownership & control.

• The on-going support of our staff, members of the 1494, customers and suppliers at this time is hugely valued.

These are more than trying times for very many people. First and foremost for those in the Ukraine but to a lesser extent for anybody who has been dragged into a situation not of their own making and we hope that everyone understands that Helen and I's immediate concern is to protect local jobs and the ongoing health of the company.

Best wishes Drew & Helen