A local of Islay pour Lagavulin whisky into his 1978 Rolls Royce

Posted on August 11, 2008
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Newstrack India got a little post about a different (and quite stupid) way to beat fuel costs.

With the cost of fuel going up day-by-day, crafty islanders have discovered a unique way to keep their wheels running - fuelling cars with whisky.

The locals of Islay have been running their cars on nothing but whisky, a fine example was Donnie MacKinnon, 66, who was seen tipping a full gallon of Lagavulin Scotch into his six-litre 1978 Rolls Royce.

Comment: It seems quite expensive to pour Lagavulin into your car…

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3 Responses to “A local of Islay pour Lagavulin whisky into his 1978 Rolls Royce”

mrking on August 11th, 2008 7:07 am

when you have already ponied up the cash to buy a rolls royce i would think gas expenses would be the least of your concern.
Armin on August 11th, 2008 7:15 am

Actually, to my knowledge the guy who (allegedly, I have my doubts, this might very well be a hoax) is doing this is not driving the Rolls for fun. He’s renting it out for weddings and the like.
More whisky in the tank | The Whisky Grotto on August 12th, 2008 6:53 pm

[...] I wrote yesterday about Lagavulin being used as fuel. Well, didn’t take long before I had another strange whisky fuel experiment in my inbox. This time it involved Bruichladdich. [...]