Two whisky enthusiasts have turned their passion into a new business which is offering something a little different for Christmas.

Andy Davidson and Drew Nicolson from Bothwell launched the Whisky Blender, a website which gives shoppers the opportunity to blend, bottle and name their own drinks, last month.

And the business has since gone from strength to strength with offers coming through the site from across Europe and the United States of America.

Andy explained it’s been fantastic to see the idea turn into a thriving business.

He said: “We were both quite casual but avid whisky drinkers we basically had this idea that it would be fun if people were able to come up with their own whisky.

“I work in the industry and Drew works in social media and after that initial concept the idea has snowballed into the world’s first online blending experience.

“We’ve kept it simple and we also have advice online about what works and tastes good.

“It’s a great idea for Christmas.

The whisky itself is blended in Hamilton and in case there’s any doubts about taste, there’s also wise words available on the site from malt expert John Lamond.

The schoolfriends are now looking to expand the business over Christmas and New Year.

Andy added: “We’re both very hands on but are both still working full time with our day jobs so we’re hoping it’s only going to get bigger over time and we’ll have people to do the actual bottling for us by February 2012.”

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