A LIMITED edition Islay malt whisky containing Arctic iceberg water is being auctioned in aid of a charity, The Polar Academy, which inspires young Scottish adults through exploration in Arctic Greenland.
Polar Explorer is a limited edition 12-year-old Port Charlotte single malt from the island’s Bruichladdich Distillery that includes drops of pure blue, millennia-old iceberg water from the Sermilik Fjord in Eastern Greenland.
From Friday, bids with an expected starting price of £100 can be placed through Whisky Auctioneer for one of 10 individually numbered bottles. Following the auction, donations can also be made directly to the charity for one of an additional 190 bottles.
Craig Mathieson, the Royal Scottish Geographical Society’s explorer-in-residence and one of only 12 polar explorers in the world to have skied to both the South and North Poles, founded the charity in 2014.
Its life-changing work helps young people with low self-esteem to unlock their potential and redefine their physical and mental limits through expeditions to the Arctic. The charity has already engaged with more than 50,000 young people across Scotland.
Mathieson said: “The Polar Explorer is truly unique, a bottle that reflects both its spiritual home on Islay and its bond with the wild Arctic landscape.”
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