Whisky fan cycling to every distillery to raise charity cash
A WHISKY fan is cycling to every single malt distillery in Scotland – covering 2,000 miles.
Rob Richardson, 36, will set off from the most southerly distillery, Bladnoch, Dumfries and Galloway, to the most northerly, Saxa Vord, Unst, Shetland, via all 140 operating single-malt distilleries in the country.
The jaunt starts today and Rob hopes to finish up at the end of June.
Rob, an outdoor instructor from Newtongrange, Midlothian, is raising money for charities including the Scottish Ambulance Service and Cash for Kids.
Rob said: “I have previously done expeditions in Canada, Scandinavia, Tanzania, but with lockdown I was starting to get itchy feet to do something big again.
“Over a couple of drams a while ago I thought about doing this.
“I thought, ‘Why not cycle the length of Scotland?’ and realised that there are distilleries near to the most northern and southern points and that there are a few distilleries on the way between them.
“Then I noticed that if you go a bit off-track you can get more and more.
“So I thought I should therefore do my original plan and visit them all.
Rob added: “As I work all over Scotland, the pessimist in me feels like I might need the Scottish Air Ambulance Service at some point.
“And because I work in the Lothians I have seen the help that Cash for Kids has done.
“I hope to raise £10,000.”