!! OMG, ‘For the Dolls’ whisky fights transphobia with 100% of profits to trans charity !!
Indie bottler Milroy’s of Soho has released a new dram titled For the Dolls, with 100 per cent of its profits going to the trans charity Not A Phase. The bottling launches on Wednesday, 19 November, with the goal of raising vital funds while shining a light on the challenges transgender people currently face in the UK.
The whisky was created in collaboration with freelance whisky writer Kristiane Westray, who partnered with the 60-year-old bottler to bring For the Dolls to life. Westray explains that the campaign responds directly to the impact of the recent UK Supreme Court ruling, which determined that the definition of “woman” within the 2010 Equality Act refers strictly to “biological sex”.
“Like many at that time, I looked at what I could do to practically support the trans+ community around me,” Westray said. “I approached Milroy’s of Soho about arranging a bottling and I’m delighted that they’ve offered so much support.”
Distilled in 2012 and priced at £55 ($72), the 13-year-old single malt delivers a complex profile: notes of pear, blackberry, lemon strudel, and rhubarb and custard, layered with hints of lemon meringue, orange oil, green apple, pecan, and dried floral.
