Charity Competition

Lagavulin Distillery manager, Pierrick Guillaume, and his partner Constance Lambert are currently raising money for The Islay Food Bank. They have already raised over a fantastic £1000, so, we hope to boost that number with your help!

The Prize For A Whiskatorian

Pierrick has kindly donated from his very own whisky collection, the Lagavulin 11 Year Old, Nick Offerman Edition, signed by the distillery manager himself. We are also adding a Lagavulin Distillery cask end that has been handmade on the Isle Of Islay, and will come complete with a personal thank you signed on the the back or front (whatever you prefer) by Pierrick.

Lagavulin 11 Year Old – Nick Offerman Edition

“I have travelled the world and sampled many attempts at pleasing nectars, but it is solely this distillation of Islay; a tiny, charismatic Scottish isle, that has claimed my palate. Yea, and my heart into the bargain.” – Nick Offerman.

Lagavulin and celebrity Nick Offerman partnered to launch Lagavulin Offerman Edition Aged 11 Years, a limited edition single malt Scotch whisky.

Offerman portrayed Ron Swanson on American sitcom Parks and Recreation from 2009-2015. Over the course of the series, viewers would learn about Swanson’s love for Lagavulin whisky.

Bottled at 46% ABV, Lagavulin Offerman Edition is described as having notes of peat smoke, spices, dried fruit, and berries.

The Mission

Constance and Pierrick are two French people living on the Isle of Islay, on the West Coast of Scotland and every now and then, they need a good challenge to keep the training motivation high.

As most of you know already, Islay is a Whisky paradise and they have decided to run/cycle from one distillery to another. They’ll start at Ardbeg distillery, go through Lagavulin, Laphroaig, pass by the famous and soon to be reopened Port Ellen distillery and past Port Ellen Maltings. They’ll then continue to Bowmore distillery, and take the course towards the North of the Island, to finish by 3 more distilleries: Bunnahabhain, the new Ardnahoe and the finish line will be at the beautiful Caol Ila distillery, looking at Jura through the Sound of Islay.

The trail will be around 50kms long, 500m of positive elevation and it will happen on Sunday, 11th of April. Constance will run and Pierrick will cycle it.

The Guys ‘n’ Gals at Luxury & Rare whisky will cheer them on from the sidelines and await them at the finish line with a lovely, ready to drink, bottle of water (of life).

Good Luck & Sláinte Pierrick & Constance!

The Islay Food Bank

Islay Food Bank is a community-run charity for the Isle of Islay as everyone needs a helping hand from time to time. They have a team of volunteers that deliver food, toiletries and other essentials to the door.

For more information, and to see some of the fantastic work this charity has done, especially over lockdown, please take a look at their website here.

Competition History

Competition has finished

Competition winners are: Vanda Campbell (Ticket number: 25, Answer: Caol Ila Distillery), Robbie Cunningham (Ticket number: 183, Answer: Caol Ila Distillery)