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Loch Lomond
whisky offer hill walkers a dram at Ben
Lomond on World Whisky Day.
If you are feeling energetic tomorrow
then why not dust off your hiking boots
and enjoy a wonderful walk with a unique
whisky-themed twist.
Loch Lomond Single Malt Whisky is
planning to ‘take-over’ one of
Scotland’s most iconic summits, Ben
Lomond, on Saturday 20 May to celebrate
World Whisky Day.
The World Whisky Day mountain
‘take-over’ will be kick started in the
UK by a team from the local distillery
taking in dawn from the summit of Ben
Lomond. To ‘toast’ the global day of
whisky, the Loch Lomond Whisky team will
offer a free dram for everyone that
reaches the summit of Scotland’s most
popular Munro that day.
I have climbed to the summit of Ben
Lomond myself on a number of occasions
and it really is a rewarding hike which
offers stunning views of Loch Lomond and
the Highlands beyond on a clear day but
I would advise you to pack your
waterproofs as according to the BBC
weather app there is going to be light
rain on and off for most of the day on
Saturday at Rowardennan, but sure that
makes it a an even more authentic
Scottish experience and anyone climbing to the summit at 974
metres (3,196 ft) on World Whisky Day,
will be given a card that will be
stamped at the top. This can be
exchanged on their return to the base at Rowardennan car park for a free
miniature of the award winning
12-year-old Loch Lomond Malt to
celebrate World Whisky Day and their
bagging of Scotland’s most southerly
Munro.
Scott Dickson, marketing manager of Loch
Lomond Group said: "We want to start
World Whisky Day on top; and where
better to do that than at the summit of
our nearest Munro. Our team will be some
of the first people to arrive on the
summit to watch the sun rise over the
Scottish Highlands and kick start World
Whisky Day in the UK.
"Ben Lomond is one of Scotland’s most
popular Munros, with more than 30,000
walkers reaching its summit every year.
It is also the nearest mountain to our
distillery home in Alexandria, near
Balloch, overlooking the same glistening
waters of Loch Lomond that helped to
inspire our beautiful whiskies.
"The one day take-over for World Whisky
Day is a great way to make people aware
of the fantastic Loch Lomond Single
Malts whilst enjoying one of Scotland’s
best views, in stunning surroundings.
"Having taken on Ben Lomond myself, I
know that it is a challenging, but
beautiful walk. The spectacular 360
degree views at the summit is one that
should be rewarded with a great dram; it
takes in the stunning Scottish Highlands
as far as the islands in the West and
even to a snow-capped Ben Nevis on a
good day."
As part of the celebration, all walkers
who return from the summit of Ben Lomond
with a stamped card will be entered into
a free prize draw to win a bottle of the
18-year-old Loch Lomond and a bottle of
18-year-old Inchmurrin, its name taken
from the largest island on Loch Lomond.
In addition to the mountain take-over, a
global online competition will be
launched encouraging Loch Lomond Whisky
followers to submit their pictures of
any peak in the world with the hashtag #SummitSnap
#lochlomondwhiskies. All entrants will
be in with a chance of winning
award-winning liquid from the Loch
Lomond Single malt family.
The ‘take over’ team will be at car park
at Rowardennan from 8am to 6pm on
Saturday 20 May to celebrate World
Whisky Day.
You will also find the current Loch Lomond whisky range available from
online whisky
specialist shops such as
Master of
Maltt
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