As part of their ongoing efforts to support CHAS (Children’s Hospices Across Scotland), Ewan McGregor, his brother Colin and Lochranza Distillery created 150 bottles of a unique 26 year-old Arran Single Malt whisky called ‘Ewan’s Cut‘ with the first 24 signed by Ewan and during the auction which took place between 27th September and 7th October the whisky raised £135,000 with all proceeds going to CHAS.
Lochranza Distillery, on the Isle of Arran, gifted the Scottish actor a cask of Arran Single Malt in 1998, marking the first legal cask to be laid down on the island for more than 150 years.
The whisky from the ex-sherry hogshead casks was split between 150 bottles and sold off to help raise £135,000 for Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS) over the last few weeks.A total of 543 bidders from 28 countries placed more than 7000 bids on the exclusive “Ewan’s Cut” to help raise vital funds for children with life-limiting conditions and their families for the charity.
Ewan was understandably blown away by the total raised.
“What a total! I just want to thank each and every one of our partners for putting the time, effort and work into this endeavour.
“CHAS has always been very close to my heart, and I am so proud that we were all able to raise such a sum for them. I know it’s the children they help and their families who will benefit a lot from this – so thank you very much to everyone involved and to those that placed generous bids in the auction.”
Well done to all involved for helping raise such a great total.
