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Lochranza is end of road for 26-year whisky challenge

A whisky lover from Norway has completed his quest to visit every distillery in Scotland with his final stop on Arran.

Alf with the management team at Isle of Arran Distillery, Lochranza.

Alf Ingum originally set himself a challenge to collect a single malt whisky from every distillery in Scotland that has been active since 1980, a feat he accomplished in October 2014 with a 23-year-old Kininvie. Alf now has a single malt from 119 different distilleries in his whisky collection, 96 of which are active and 23 from lost distilleries.

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