I'm pretty sure Melvyn is real. We tried to meet in Tain in 2008 but he couldn't make it. He did however say he had left a bottle for me at the Glenmorangie distillery. Sure enough there was a lovely bottle of Nectar d'Or. Either MM is real or there IS a whisky fairy!
Would you mind giving the Whisky Fair my name? After a windy round at The Ocean Course I need to meet up with her.