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Global whisky & spirits

I have used green for the heading as I am sure you are all going to be green with envy as you look
at what I have to show you. The ceramics with bases are, in my opinion, the best quality miniatures
ever made. The detail on the knights and kings is especially fine. There are two other types of
ceramics filled by this company, Russian figurines and German made books, both of which are
also very desirable.

So, who are Global Whisky & Spirits (GWS)? Corresponding with this company has been difficult
but from both them and other information obtained previously, this is what I believe to be the
situation. Cast you mind back to miNiZ92. We showed you a large number of vodka filled Russian
made ceramics from Ochakovskaya, also from Russia. In miNiZ99 we showed some more of the
same Russian ceramics but this time filled with Scotch. We believed at the time that these were
filled in Cyprus by Aneri Investments and sold in Germany by GWS. I now believe Aneri
Investments to be the Cyprus based parent company of GWS. GWS have confirmed to me that
both the books and miniature figurines with bases were made and are being filled in Germany. I
believe it is reasonable to assume that the Russian bottles are also filled there. For that reason I
have altered the entry in Miniature Bottle Library from Aneri Invetments to Global Whisky & Spirits:
http://www.minibottlelibrary.com/mbl/alpha/global-whisky-and-spirits/index.html

I did not propose to show the Russian ceramics again but when I checked the GWS web site whilst
writing this article there were three new ones that are not yet listed on MBL.

The Rabbit, Owl and Car (and several more older figures) are
available at the time of writing at €28 each plus postage. All
contain Scotch.

I am not sure whether the Pot Still is ceramic or pewter but it
was the only bottle on the site that is not a ‘straight’ or does
not fit into one of the three ceramic series. It is a limited
edition of 70 but unfortunately it is no longer shown so all must have been sold.

The next ceramics to appear on the site were the books. The first 22 all contain single malt Scotch.
The photos should be good enough for you to see the distillery names and ages. At the time of
writing the first 8 are still available at €95 each (NZ$154 at time of writing) plus postage.

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