Look Out! It’s The Flying Scotsman!
Whether you remember the Flying Scotsman from your Thomas the Tank Engine set as a kid [or for your kids] or from actual experience of seeing it in person does not matter to Speyside Distillery, which has produced a special edition whisky to mark the return of the iconic Flying Scotsman steam locomotive to the National Railway Museum in the UK, following a major restoration.
A commemorative bottle of the distillery’s Flying Scotsman Beinn Dubh [that’s “Black Mountain” in Gaelic] ruby black single malt Scotch whisky has been produced for the museum. The Flying Scotsman was the first steam locomotive to break the 100mph barrier in 1934 during a run from London to Leeds in the UK.
Flying Scotsman – the whisky – or more accurately, Beinn Dubh Flying Scotsman, is 40% alcohol content [80 proof – so it doesn’t hit you like a locomotive] and will be available for $75 per bottle.