Edinburgh Whisky Blender's charity bike ride raises £3,000

Press release issued 21st May 2009

Accompanied by good friend, Kenneth Taylor, the pair successfully completed the cycle unaided, from Land's End to John O'Groats in 12 days, averaging 92 miles a day and raising a total of £2965.59 or £2.68 per mile.

John Glass (26) commented: "The cycle itself went really well, despite flooding in Cornwall and getting soaked before we even started, we somehow managed to dry off most of our clothes on the road over the next two days.  I also managed to write-off my new bike that I bought for the trip, cracking the frame, but at least it managed to hold together just long enough for us to reach John O'Groats.

"Because we decided to avoid the direct route and stick to B and minor roads which ended up adding over 200 miles ? and a lot of hills, to our journey, but it was worth it and the scenery was fantastic.  We completely smashed our target and are delighted to have been able to support the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as it?s a charity that does not get enough attention and is hopefully close to making some major breakthroughs."

Ian Macleod Distillers did their bit to assist both John and Kenneth, providing emergency reviving miniature bottles Glengoyne Single Malt Whisky to help ease aches and pains during the tough cycle and a charitable donation to their cause.

The Cystic Fibrosis Trust is the UK's only national charity dedicated to all aspects of Cystic Fibrosis, the most common life-threatening inherited disease in Britain.  Since its founding in 1964, the CF Trust has been working to improve the lives of people with Cystic Fibrosis, raise the profile of the disease and fund research into a cure.