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like speaking in metaphors,” says Dr Bill Lumsden, head of distilling and whisky creation at Glenmorangie, the morning after the grand unveiling of his new playground. It would be hard not to notice. Lumsden is known for his ability to make nuanced, intelligent and often unexpected conversation – and the same could be said of his whiskies, for that matter. “My favourite Tom Jones song is ‘Thunderball’, and the line ‘he acts while other men just talk’ is the philosophy of what we do at Glenmorangie,” he continues,

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