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The Whisky Ventures Ride Exploring the world of whisky on two wheels. The ride will be approximately 2000 miles (3200km) and take 6-7 weeks to complete.

Pics & videos from my 2200mile/3600km charity cycle round every distillery in Scotland, May/June '22, and 400 miles/600km around Wales, May '24. During the summer of 2022 I aim to cycle from the most southerly distillery in Scotland (Bladnoch, Dumfries and Galloway) to the most northerly (Saxa Vord, Unst, Shetland) via every operating single malt distillery in the country. The aim is to raise money in aid of the Scottish regions of the charity Cash for Kids and Scotland’s Charity Air Ambulance. Along with simply travelling the distances involved, it is hoped each distillery visited will donate at least one bottle of whisky to a central event collection, creating a unique whisky collection containing a bottle from every distillery in Scotland. This will then be auctioned after the event, further raising funds in aid of the charities. The entire ride will use GPS tracking technology and various social media channels to allow people to follow my journey live/near-live; and it is hoped that other riders may get involved along the way. So if you fancy tagging along while I ride through your local patch, or even fancy joining me for a day in a new area for yourself, feel free to jump on board, the more the merrier. Thanks to sponsors/partners:
Cycle Law Scotland, Albion Cycling, The Cycle Jersey, Mutts Cycles, Scott Cycles, MSR, Thermarest, Platypus, Pro Agencies, 76 Projects, Tailfin, Health by Science.

BBC News - Whisky industry faces bleak midwinter as tariffs bite and exports stall
13/12/2025

BBC News - Whisky industry faces bleak midwinter as tariffs bite and exports stall

Tough economic forces are bearing down on whisky producers and the sectors which rely on them.

About a year ago I signed up as a student with the American Whiskey University () as they started to open their classes ...
06/12/2025

About a year ago I signed up as a student with the American Whiskey University () as they started to open their classes to Europe for the first time. I wanted to learn about different styles of whisk[e]y, chat to new people about the amber nectar and enjoy some great drams. Apparently I am now the first European to become one of their instructors! Over the last of couple months I have helped to co-host several of their online classes, and this week I hosted my own class, which I have written over the last few months, all about UK Whisky. If anyone fancies learning about some new whiskies, check out ; It's a good craic and you may find a new favourite dram!

So we found quite a cool whisky bar tonight!
19/11/2025

So we found quite a cool whisky bar tonight!

Some cracking drams at the  today. A few pics here of some that really stood out for me.
01/11/2025

Some cracking drams at the today. A few pics here of some that really stood out for me.

Fantastic opening dinner last night to kick off this years . Great to catch up with people, plus amazing food from the  ...
01/11/2025

Fantastic opening dinner last night to kick off this years . Great to catch up with people, plus amazing food from the and good drams from .distillery.

Last distillery of this week's 1100 mile road trip was the . I visited here around 11 years ago, before they had any whi...
17/10/2025

Last distillery of this week's 1100 mile road trip was the . I visited here around 11 years ago, before they had any whisky released, so it's quite different now. Lovely site near Bassenthwaite Lake. They have done an incredible job renovating the old farm.

From the largest English distillery this morning to one of the smallest this evening...a big thank you to Paul from  for...
16/10/2025

From the largest English distillery this morning to one of the smallest this evening...a big thank you to Paul from for his amazing hospitality and discussions about what is happening in Grasmere! It is a great wee distillery, experimenting with different barley and cask ideas. Some interesting cask samples were drawn this evening to try and talk over. It will be great to see how these spirits evolve over the next few years. I love sites like this, it creates some fantastic novel ideas on all aspects of production, e.g. used cooking oil boiler, crystal/chocolate malts, no/little faints cutting, etc...
Experiment... Learn... Evolve!

Huge thanks to  for their hospitality this morning. Beautiful site, great distillery, and if you ever visit, amazing caf...
16/10/2025

Huge thanks to for their hospitality this morning. Beautiful site, great distillery, and if you ever visit, amazing cafe!

The second stop on my road trip was  in   and it did not disappoint. Thanks to Bradley Adnam for the tour and for sharin...
13/10/2025

The second stop on my road trip was in and it did not disappoint. Thanks to Bradley Adnam for the tour and for sharing his knowledge on their brewing and distilling. It's clear they're pushing boundaries with unique beer and whisky offerings. Hopefully more to come in the future.

Now that's an entrance. Ad Gefrin
12/10/2025

Now that's an entrance. Ad Gefrin

The first of several English distillery visits this week as part of a road trip to/from London. I visited Ad Gefrin this...
12/10/2025

The first of several English distillery visits this week as part of a road trip to/from London. I visited Ad Gefrin this afternoon. A new distillery and Anglo-Saxon museum in ; it is a stunning build, great museum and they have a fantastic tour. Well worth a visit for anyone heading through . It will be interesting to see how the whisky turns out in a year or two!

Cracking day working with  representing  at the  Liverpool show.
27/09/2025

Cracking day working with representing at the Liverpool show.

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