Although The Famous Grouse is the whisky of choice of SLR’s famous grouch, Under The Counter was nevertheless excited to discover that Millport-based gin producer Isle of Cumbrae Distillers has launched Lion Rock, a two-strong range of blended whiskies.
He was even more thrilled to find out that Lion Rock takes its name from a prehistoric rock formation on Cumbrae that – and this probably isn’t true – was formed as the result of a battle between elves and goblins. It’s also meant to look like a lion – although this probably becomes truer after a couple of nips of the aforementioned whisky.
Now, the Auld Boy had spent many a childhood holiday, sometime around the siege of Mafeking, on the island, and is familiar with both its Crocodile Rock and Indian Rock.
These, for readers who shudder at the thought of vacationing on an island not in the Balearics, are prehistoric rock formations that have been painted to resemble a crocodile and Native American respectively.
However, UTC had never heard of Lion Rock and hastily made plans to visit it – especially after finding out that the feline-shaped boulder (just like its Crocodile and Indian counterparts) scores a whopping 4.5 out of 5 on Tripadvisor.
So readers, the next time your kids fancy a trip to Alton Towers, Blackpool Pleasure Beach or even Disneyland Paris, just say: “Forget that, how’s about going somewhere even better?”
