Harrison Ford launches personal Scotch whisky on Star Wars day

Harrison Ford has launched his own signature Scotch whisky, saying it’s “everything he wants in a whisky”.

The Star Wars actor has launched a limited-edition Glenmorangie Highland Scotch whisky on Monday – which happens to be Star Wars day – following his appearance in an advertising campaign for the brand last year.

In a series of videos titled Once Upon a Time in Scotland, Ford was shown getting to grips with Scottish pronunciation and kilt etiquette, bonding with locals over a dram and getting to know the Duff family behind the whisky brand.

The campaign saw him visit Glenmorangie’s 180-year-old home in Tain to learn about their distillation process, where he crafted his own limited edition single malt whisky in collaboration with the director of whisky creation, Dr Bill Lumsden.

Dr Lumsden sent samples across the Atlantic to help shape the actor’s signature whisky until a combination was found which met with his approval.

Tasting notes for the spirit say it is “brimful of tangy, zesty citrus fruits” while it has “softer notes of baked bread, apricot, muscovado sugar and butter candy”.

A new video will be released for the limited edition whisky, where a kilted Ford sips it and says: “It’s very nice.”

He also reflects on his time filming in Scotland and his pride at working with the distillers.

“I loved my time at Glenmorangie, and have enormous respect for the team at the Distillery,” Harrison Ford explained.

“They are true craftspeople. Collaborating with Dr Bill was a real treat – a chance to get inside the mind of a maker who combines art and science to create incredible single malt Scotch whisky.

“We tasted many casks together on our search for a Glenmorangie that would speak to my taste.

“Truth be told, I liked a lot of them – but the Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition is everything I want in a whisky.

“I’m immensely proud of our creation. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly do.”

Dr Lumsden said: “We knew Harrison was a whisky lover even before he arrived at Glenmorangie – so I was thrilled to make him an honorary member of our whisky creation team as we went about creating his very own whisky!

“I think we’re both delighted with the result.

“In keeping with our signature style – and Harrison’s – the Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition is very elegant and smooth.

“But since Harrison also likes his whisky with a little bite, we layered classic bourbon casks with the tang and structure of toasted Portuguese red wine casks.

“You’ll taste all the hallmark Glenmorangie notes of honeysuckle, citrus and buttery softness, countered by a marmalade edge and grippy tannins.

“This whisky is timeless and endlessly surprising … much like Harrison himself.”