The Brazilian Association of Whisky Collectors - ABCW, created officially on the 28th of December, 1989, by Mr. Claive Vidiz and by a group of friends, is an entity with strict By-Laws whose objective is to promote the culture represented by Whisky, congregate and gather people devoted to the acquisition of knowledge and appreciation of Scotch Whisky, promoting it culturally by means of lectures, courses and a monthly newsletter. In the same way, the Association fosters a higher interchange between those who dedicate themselves amateurishly to reunite the greatest possible number of available Scotch Whisky brands. Today the ABCW relies on the support from members of all parts of Brazil and has an enormous prestige among the Scotch Whisky distilleries in Scotland, as well as in the S.W.A. (Scotch Whisky Association). The Association promotes cultural trips to Scotland and in its archives there are, among others, an audio-visual about Scotch Whisky history and production, videos about the 6 classical malts, a library with specialised books and magazines. All the great events on Scotch Whisky during these 12 last years had the participation or were the total responsibility of the ABCW, such as:
a) bringing to São Paulo for a conference about Scotch Whisky, Mr.Phillip Morrice who is one of the major authors on this subject;
b) a cultural trip to the distilleries in Scotland;
c) editing a monthly newsletter about Scotch Whisky - DOSE DUPLA;
d) creating public interest and attending the visitors at the 1st Whisky museum at the 2nd Wine and Distilled Beverages International Exhibition;
e) maintaining a library with more than 170 books about Scotch Whisky, plus videos and slides;
f) by special request of the S.W.A., being responsible for the celebration of the 500 years of Scotch Whisky in Brazil;
g) maintaining the only private Scotch Whisky Museum in the world, receiving the most important international visitors, mainly from Scotland;
h) being invited to all and every event related to whiskies in Brazil, as judges or simply as participants.
i) giving lectures about Scotch Whisky (more than 110 lectures, with a total public of more than 12.000 people) in Brazil, England, Uruguay, Paraguay, and the Dominican Republic.

Claive Vidiz, considered the biggest Scotch Whisky collector in the world is in the international edition of the Guinness Book of Records since 1993.