A business co-founded by a Robert Gordon University lecturer has just bottled a rare fusion of Scotch and Indian whisky.
The newly released E and K whisky is a blend of malt whisky from distilleries in Scotland and India.
It follows on from The Glover series of whiskies, which were made from a pioneering blend of Scotch and rare Japanese whisky from the legendary Hanyu distillery.
Fusion Whisky, the Edinburgh-based company behind the two blends, said its latest limited edition was made from a mixture of Scotch whisky from Ardmore and Glenrothes distilleries, and malt whisky from Amrut Distillery in Bangalore, India.
The whisky was made to celebrate the historic ties between India and Scotland and honour the Scot who helped modernize India’s railways and link the cities of Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta, Madras and Karachi by rail.
Victor Bruce, the ninth Earl of Elgin and 13th Earl of Kincardine, served as viceroy and governor general of India between 1894-99. He was a Scottish liberal politician who distinguished himself both in Britain and in India.
After his return to Britain, Bruce chaired the Elgin Commission into the second Boer war, which precipitated the reform of the British Army that led to the formation of the British Expeditionary Force. He later served as Chancellor of Aberdeen University.
Fusion Whisky said one of its core aims was to celebrate the lives of Scots who made a positive impact in other countries.
RGU lecturer Jim Millar, a director of Fusion Whisky, said: “Scotland’s distilling expertise and heritage is world renowned, and rightly so.
“We’re able to pair these exceptional Scottish whiskies with younger drams from other countries, which have a different production style and different climate.
“By blending them, we are creating something utterly unique and utterly brilliant.”
