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John L.S. Grant, who joined Glenfarclas in 1973, is the current chairman. The company was named Distiller of the Year by Whisky Magazine in 2006, 2020 and 2023 . [3] Since 2006 Glenfarclas has been distributed in the UK by Pol Roger Ltd. [4] In 2008 the company began sponsoring horseracing with the Glenfarclas Cross Country Handicap Chase at
Ballindalloch (Scottish Gaelic: Baile na Dalach) is a small village on the River Spey in Scotland. It is known for its whisky distilleries and for Ballindalloch Castle. [1] [2] Until 1961 there was a station on the Great North of Scotland Railway. In Ballindalloch itself, there are two distilleries, Cragganmore distillery and Ballindalloch ...
Muscimol (also known as agarin or pantherine) is one of the principal psychoactive constituents of Amanita muscaria and related species of mushroom. Muscimol is a potent and selective orthosteric agonist for the GABA A receptor [3] and displays sedative-hypnotic, depressant and hallucinogenic [citation needed] psychoactivity.
Baclofen, sold under the brand name Lioresal among others, is a medication used to treat muscle spasticity, such as from a spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis. [8] [9] It may also be used for hiccups and muscle spasms near the end of life, [9] and off-label to treat alcohol use disorder [10] [11] or opioid withdrawal symptoms. [12]
In 1923, after Gordon death, his widow Mary Jane takes over and finally sells it to the Cragganmore-Glenlivet Distillery Co., which is owned equally by Peter Mackie from White Horse and Ballindalloch Estate. [3] Mackie sold his share to The Distillers Company but Macpherson-Grant family keeps its 50% ownership until 1965. [4]
Diclofenac, sold under the brand name Voltaren among others, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) used to treat pain and inflammatory diseases such as gout. [6] [9] It can be taken orally (swallowed by mouth), inserted rectally as a suppository, injected intramuscularly, injected intravenously, applied to the skin topically, or through eye drops.
Epibatidine was discovered by John W. Daly in 1974. It was isolated from the skin of Epipedobates anthonyi frogs collected by Daly and colleague, Charles Myers. Between 1974 and 1979, Daly and Myers collected the skins of nearly 3000 frogs from various sites in Ecuador, after finding that a small injection of a preparation from their skin caused analgesic (painkilling) effects in mice that ...
Lercanidipine (trade name Zanidip, among others) is an antihypertensive (blood pressure lowering) drug. It belongs to the dihydropyridine class of calcium channel blockers, which work by relaxing and opening the blood vessels allowing the blood to circulate more freely around the body.