Single Malt Scotch Whisky and Polio ?

What’s the story here?  Elgin Rotary has teamed up with family owned and managed firm, Gordon & MacPhail, to bottle, distribute and sell a unique single malt whisky – The Fellowship Malt.  ‘Fellowship’ is a 10 year old Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky with a difference!  Supporting Rotary’s charity, Rotary Foundation, the proceeds of each bottle sold will buy 10 inoculations against polio.  In the almost 2 years to 28 February 2011, over £6,800 has been generated from the sale of The Fellowship Malt: this is equivalent to 13,600 inoculations which helps support the international efforts to eradicate polio worldwide.

Why polio?  In 1985, the Rotary movement worldwide committed to the eradication of polio in all countries. This has almost been achieved but there remain four countries where new cases have been identified. The revised target is to complete the task in those areas over the next two years.   

Since the founding of the business with the opening of their retail shop in Elgin in 1895, Gordon & MacPhail has grown into one of Scotland’s leading independent whisky specialists, through bottling, exporting and distilling – owning Benromach Distillery in Forres.  The company is also one of the UK’s top independent whisky, wine and spirits wholesalers. David Urquhart, Joint Managing Director, added  “We were delighted to be approached to work with Elgin Rotary on the Fellowship single malt and are pleased that the first period of trading has seen such a valuable contribution worldwide.  Here’s to the continued success of Fellowship.”  

The Fellowship Malt can be purchased through the website www.thefellowshipmalt.co.uk or from Gordon & MacPhail retail shop at 58-60 South Street , Elgin .  Online orders for multiples of 6 bottles are delivered free of charge within the mainland of the UK .

Currently, orders can only be shipped to the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.

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For an authentic Scottish experience why not try a wee bit of Fellowship Tablet with your Dram?

Elgin President David Sutherland and President elect Graeme Archibald presenting incoming RI President John Kenny with a bottle of The Fellowship Malt. John has been a great supporter of Fellowship from his days as a Director of The Rotary Foundation.

Elgin Rotarian, Dr Tudor Codreanu came up with the brilliant idea of contacting World Celebrities and telling them about the Elgin Club's Malt Whisky project for raising funds for Rotary Foundation. The response was phenomenal and they each autographed a Malt Whisky label and sent greetings, wishing Rotary every success in our fight to eradicate polio.

Celebrities included Pavarotti, Gerald Ford, Margaret Thatcher, Andreas Bocelli, Tony Blair, Shirley Bassey, Tom Jones, Richard Attenborough, HRH Prince Albert de Monaco and others.

Tudor's enterprising idea raised over £2,000.00 for Foundation.