An inexpensive whisky for a good cause: The Dee Dram

From the Master Blender himself;

Just wanted to share the good news that the marketing lads have passed on to me – The Dee Dram has been selling great guns, helping to raise funds for The River Dee Trust.

It’s a lovely whisky, a 12 year old Dalmore expression half aged in Oloroso sherry wood and half in American white oak casks, and as you can see from the pictures it’s in a beautiful package, which is only fair as it’s a beautiful whisky.

There was a bit of fun in creating the Dee Dram. We let people pick from six whiskies – Dalmore, Fettercairn, two from Jura, Uisge Beag and a special single Highland grain whisky. After the votes were counted, the Dalmore was chosen as the Dee Dram (the Press & Journal did a piece on the night).

Then it was unveiled on the Dee itself by Billy Connolly.

Among the work that the money will contribute towards is a £150,000 fish pass to be installed at the Culter Dam near Culter in the summer. The pass will help salmon and sea trout access more than 60 miles of river that has been closed to them for more than 100 years.

It will allow the introduction of migratory fish into the territory and produce a lot more fish for the river. Other important projects include planting native trees on the riverbanks and improving the habitat along tributaries to the River Dee. (Again, the Press and Journal has more on it.)

And it’s had some kind words said about it over at Whisky Magazine and elsewhere.

Some chancer tried to sell a bottle on eBay for £99 but you can get it for just £32 a bottle from Strachans of Aboyne (or the website) and from that, around £30 goes towards The River Dee Trust.

But you might want to be quick as it’s a limited run of 600 cases with only about 280 of them left.

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