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Decanter Over 17,000 people signed up for Hebridean whisky sale ballot More than 17,000 whisky lovers from Barbados to Bangladesh have signed up for the chance to buy a new single malt whisky from the tiny Hebridean island of Raasay. single malt whisky, attracting 17,478 people by the time the ballot closed yesterday (19 May). In total, 2,500 people will be given the chance to buy a 70cl bottle of the lightly peated signature Isle of Raasay single malt ahead of its official launch on 4 June, with the ballot results set to be announced today or tomorrow (20-21 May). Another 500 people will be sent a ticket to a virtual launch event featuring whisky writer Dave Broom, who made the whisky, plus a 70cl bottle of Isle of Raasay Single Malt and a ‘deconstructed dram’ tasting pack of samples from the six cask types that make up the final vatting of the whisky. ....
Karen McCabe writes about calving and deciding which heifers to keep for breeding. \ Philip Doyle Calving continues here, with very few issues so far, with one of those being a false alarm which simply required a vet check as she wasn’t progressing. Recalling our mishap which led to a dead cow and calf from a twisted uterus a year and a half ago, we called the vet to put our minds at rest and, thankfully, the calf was presenting normally with no problems. No doubt, the handling by both myself and the vet helped her along as she calved later that night. ....
SHARING OPTIONS: Karen McCabe farms with her father Michael McCabe on their farm in Drumlegga, Cloone, Co Leitrim. \Philip Doyle. After a six-week break, we had two calves born within hours of each other. The first cow calved on Mother’s Day last year and I was beginning to think she had a calendar hidden under the straw in order to do the same again this year! However, she popped out a pair of quite large feet on Friday morning and upon handling her, it felt like it was going to be a tight squeeze getting the calf out. I’m thankful we’re so familiar with both our cows and the bulls we use, as having experience of the same bull in previous years, I knew he had a habit of bringing large shoulders on a calf. ....