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30th July 2012 |
Special RAF
whisky commission raises £10k for local
charities.
 An
exclusive whisky produced by independent
bottlers, Gordon & MacPhail, to
commemorate RAF Kinloss has raised
£10,000 for charities.
The Limited Edition Blended Malt ‘The
Last Hunter’ was produced and named to
not only mark the closure of RAF Kinloss,
but also to reflect the 73 years of
continuous RAF service at the station.
Named after the Nimrod surveillance
aircraft, which were based at RAF
Kinloss, the whisky was bottled at 41.6%
abv. Incorporating a 25-year old
Speyside Single Malt blended with a
Speyside Single Malt from 1939, to mark
the 73 years, it has a rare and unique
make-up.
Only a single cask was bottled,
producing just under 500 bottles, and
were devised as a memento for past and
present personnel.
Station Commander Group Captain JCM
Johnston from RAF Kinloss, was presented
with the cheque from David Urquhart,
Joint Managing Director of Gordon &
MacPhail.
It is planned the proceeds will go to a
number of national and local charities.
Flt Sgt Kevin Hastie said; “Response to
the sale of The Last Hunter was
absolutely amazing to the point that the
limited number of bottles were not
enough. However, it wasn’t about the
quantity, it was about producing a high
quality reminder for people to remember
the station by.
“It is very satisfying to us all that
the station is able to mark our closure
with a final contribution towards over
50 local and national charities
including The MacMillan Hospice, Friends
of the Grove, Dr Gray’s Children’s Ward
as well as military charities such as
Help for Heroes, SSAFA and BLESMA”.
David Urquhart, Joint Managing Director
of Gordon & MacPhail added; “We were
proud to have been commissioned to
produce such a special bottle of whisky.
The Last Hunter is an exclusive,
one-off, blended whisky to commemorate
RAF Kinloss, which has been a huge part
of the local community for over 73
years. It’s great that so much money
raised by the proceeds will be donated
to many local charities. And, we hope
everyone who purchased a bottle enjoy
it.”
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