Famend Scottish actor Ewan McGregor has raised £135,000 for Youngsters’s Hospices Throughout Scotland (CHAS) after auctioning 150 unique bottles from his personal private 1998 cask of Arran Single Malt Whisky from Lochranza Distillery.
A complete of 543 bidders from 28 international locations positioned over 7,000 bids on “Ewan’s Minimize,” with the public sale elevating a formidable £119,893, additional supplemented by an extra £15,107. This effort ensures the utmost attainable funds will go to CHAS, due to waived vendor commissions and donated purchaser charges.
Bottle #1 of “Ewan’s Minimize” reached a exceptional hammer value of £4,350, setting a file for the best value ever paid for an Arran single malt at public sale. This distinctive 26-year-old Arran Single Malt, matured in an ex-Sherry Hogshead cask, is among the many oldest whiskies ever crafted by the Lochranza Distillery. Initially gifted to McGregor by the distillery in 1998, the staff additionally contributed their time and experience to arrange the whisky for public sale.
The Leith Company labored in partnership with Ewan and his brother Colin McGregor to carry “Ewan’s Minimize” to life on a pro-bono foundation. The bottle design and title have been impressed by Ewan’s illustrious profession, that includes references to his iconic roles in movies like Trainspotting and Star Wars, in addition to his memorable Lengthy Approach Spherical journey. Every of the 150 bottle labels reads like a mini movie script, with no two labels alike.
“What a complete! I simply wish to thank every one in every of our companions for placing the time, effort and work into this endeavor,” stated Ewan McGregor.
“CHAS has all the time been very near my coronary heart, and I’m so proud that we have been all capable of increase such a sum for them. I do know it’s the youngsters they assist and their households who will profit quite a bit from this – so thanks very a lot to everybody concerned and to people who positioned beneficiant bids within the public sale.”
“We’re very grateful to Ewan McGregor, a long-standing supporter and buddy of CHAS, for kindly selecting to donate all of the proceeds from this particular public sale to CHAS so we will proceed to assist kids with life-shortening circumstances and their households, bringing us nearer to our founding mission of reaching each little one and household that wants our assist,” stated Rami Okasha, CEO at CHAS.
“A heartfelt thanks to everybody concerned on this thrilling public sale that enabled a lot to be raised for CHAS… Three kids die every week in Scotland from an incurable situation. We will solely be there for households with the assist of sort donations like this. CHAS supplies unwavering care to kids who might die younger and their households, at each step on this hardest of journeys. Proceeds obtained from this public sale make an enormous distinction to kids and households serving to us to achieve each household throughout Scotland who wants our assist and to maintain the enjoyment alive even within the face of dying.”
