Whisky Blender Has Nose Insured For £1.5M
03/11/2008 00:03
MASTER whisky blender
Richard Paterson's bosses go all out to ensure
he doesn't catch cold in
winter.For the dram expert's nostrils are so sensitive they are insured for £1.5million.
Richard, 59, is known simply as The Nose in distilleries for his skills - he can detect the slightest scent on the breeze.
It is a talent that helps him select the tones and flavours that make the perfect whisky.
The dad-of-three said: "I saw myself named in a list of people with valuable body parts.
"There was a porn star who'd insured her breasts for £5million and Rod Stewart whose vocal chords were insured for £3million - then there was me and my nose, which was a bit strange."
Richard, of Glasgow, is master blender at Whyte & Mackay and created the world's most expensive bottle of whisky - a 62-year-old Dalmore Single Highland Malt that sold for nearly £26,000 in 2002.
He has now written his autobiography - Goodness Nose - about his remarkable career.
Fill your glass here.
SINC SAYS:
I’ve known more than a few guys over the years who had a nose for whiskey. Trouble was they used their noses as a straw.
