Based on the entries so far I have the following comments:
the logo should work on web, mail and clothes (embroidery). The clothes (shirt, poloshirt and/or jacket) will probably be black, and the mail will have a standard white background. The current background on the web is yellow-ish (please see www.whiskyportal.com), but may be changed when the new logo is introduced.
So please choose colours that will work both on black and white (entries #7 and #8 are examples of this - there are many more as you can see).
It may not work at all, but if anyone comes up with a logo that contains a nosing glas or part of it, then it would be interesting (for glasses take a look at
http://www.premium-whiskey.de/images/Balvenie%20Whisky%20Nosing%20Glas.jpg or
http://www.whiskymagazin.de/wp-content/uploads/glencairn.jpg).
Great entries so far - thanks a lot!