Local Islay paramedic Joe Hughes recently undertook The Islay Defibrillator Challenge, which saw him circumnavigate the island in his kayak in order to raise funds to purchase between 3 and 5 defibrillators for the Islay community.
The bottles to be auctioned of have been provided to Joe by distilleries across Islay and the winning amounts will be donated to the cause.
Access to defibrillators can improve a cardiac arrest victim's chances of survival from 6% to 74%, and improved nationwide access to the lifesaving equipment would save thousands of lives each year. Covering a total distance of around 135km, Joe's Islay Kayak Challenge took 25-30 hours - quite an endeavor to which congratulations are certainly due!
We are delighted to be involved in this fantastic journey with Teeling Whiskey which will see some of the first spirit of their new distillery go to auction at the end of the month.
The arrival of Teeling Whiskey Single Pot Still, the first Dublin distilled whiskey from the Teeling Whiskey Distillery, is a landmark occasion for Ireland’s whiskey industry and in particular for Dublin.
By purchasing one of the first celebratory Teeling Single Pot Still bottles, Irish whiskey drinkers and collectors can avail of a rare opportunity to own a piece of Irish whiskey history while contributing to very worthy causes.
The auction will run from 31 August - 10 September and will see all their profits raised from the sale donated to charitable causes based where the Teeling Whiskey Distillery is located in Dublin’s Liberties.
