men den verkar inte var helt enkel att få tag på
. You?ll recall I wrote to you recently about Ian Rankin, the UK?s best-selling crime writer. He is also a huge (censurerat) of Highland Park, which is why we have had the privilege of supplying the commemorative single cask bottling to celebrate 20 years since the publication of Knots & Crosses, the very first Rebus novel, in 1987.
Ian Rankin travelled up to windswept Orkney to taste a selection of casks of Highland Park and his preferred cask is to be bottled as Rebus20. This limited edition bottling will not be available on general sale but, if you buy a copy of The Scotsman on Saturday, you can claim a FREE miniature of Highland Park 12-Year-Old (recommended retail price £3.95, over 18s and UK only) which whisky guru Michael Jackson referred to as; ?the greatest all-rounder in malt whisky? in his eponymous Malt Whisky Companion.
In addition, Saturday?s Scotsman will feature a Rebus charity auction (over 18s only). Lots include a walk-on part in a televised Rebus and a pint with Ian Rankin in Rebus?s favourite local, Edinburgh?s Oxford Bar. There are some great Highland Park lots to bid for too;
Rebus20 trip to Orkney
(the trip itself is worth £1,200 and the whisky is priceless)
A two-day trip for two people for a private tour of the Highland Park distillery, the lot includes a tutored tasting of whiskies from the Highland Park range, flights from Edinburgh or Glasgow, two nights accommodation and a bottle of Rebus20.
Rebus 20 bottle signed by Ian Rankin
The very first bottle of the limited edition whisky personally signed by Ian Rankin who says; ?Rebus likes a dark caramel colour a rugged, manly, smokey whisky. We can describe it as being like Rebus, dark and complex with long finish.
A year?s supply of Highland Park 12-year-old
As ordered by Inspector Rebus in The Naming of the Dead. The highest bid will receive two cases, containing a total of 12 x 70cl bottles, and a signed hardback copy of The Naming of the Dead.
For those Highland Park enthusiasts not based in the UK, the auction will also be available on The Scotsman website ?http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=391382007
Finally, for Rankin fans everywhere, there is an exclusive Rebus short story book FREE inside every copy of The Scotsman on Saturday 24th March, celebrating 20 years of Rebus novels.?
) oftast dricker laphroaig (i de jag har läst i alla fall). fast laphroaig kanske inte ville släppa ifrån sig något fat eller så är det kanske så enkelt att Rankin gillar HP mer än laffe 