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24th April 2019 |
Douglas Laing
release Big Peat The RAF Edition in aid
of the RAF Benevolent Fund charity, the
whisky maker will be donating £5 per
bottle sold to the charity.
 Douglas
Laing today today announced the release
of Big Peat The RAF Edition in aid of
the RAF Benevolent Fund.
Founded in 1919, this year the Fund
celebrates 100 years of providing
financial, practical and emotional
support to serving and former members of
the RAF and their families.
Big Peat, also celebrating an
anniversary this year (‘his’ 10th), is a
marriage of Single Malts only from
Islay. Since his launch in 2009, he has
collected a number of awards from the
Whisky industry, including the “Master”
ultimate accolade from the Asian Spirits
Masters in 2018. The family firm believe
he owes his success to his distinctively
smoked and phenolic flavour profile,
allied to his unconventional packaging.
The brand is said to offer Whisky
drinkers the “ultimate taste of Islay”,
with Caol Ila bringing sweetness,
Bowmore the perfect balance, Ardbeg a
medicinal, earthy quality and Port
Ellen, a degree of elegance;
representing all that is Islay in a
bottle.
This unique release shows Big Peat in
the original RAF attire, wearing his
leather flying helmet, shearling jacket
with commemorative pin badge, and a
flowing white silk scarf. A Sopwith
Camel carries a banner denoting
1919-2019, the commemorative years of
the charity.
The RAF Benevolent Fund has long been a
cause close to the hearts of the Douglas
Laing family, as the founder of the
independently-run firm, Fred Douglas
Laing, flew with the RAF throughout
World War Two. The business is today
spearheaded by second and
third-generation duo, Fred Jr and Cara
Laing, who have committed to donating £5
per bottle to the charity.
Fred Laing, Chairman at his family firm,
comments:
"My father’s service in the RAF will
long be a source of great pride for our
family, and our unwavering desire is to
honour his legacy, both in our
charitable efforts and our commitment to
building the Scotch Whisky business he
founded.
"This latest initiative follows our Clan
Denny Braeval “Spitfire” bottling of
2013 and more recently, our donation of
a rare bottle of XOP Port Ellen Single
Malt, collectively raising several
thousand pounds for the cause.
"With £5 per bottle of this new release
being channelled directly to the
charity, we look forward to presenting
our friends at the RAF with a cheque in
the near future."
The Big Peat RAF Edition is individually
numbered, bottled at 46% ABV and offered
without colouring or chill filtration.
1919 bottles are available across the UK
and selected European and Asian markets
with an expected retail price of £48.99
and you will soon find it available from
specialist online whisky retailers
such as The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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