""Like many at that time, I looked at what I could do to practically support the trans+ community around me," she said. "I approached Milroy's of Soho about arranging a bottling and I'm delighted that they've offered so much support.""
""The scotch industry has a reputation for being quite traditional and there are lingering misconceptions that whisky is only for a few - notably wealthy, cisgender men. I'm here to say that whisky is for everyone, of all genders, and that very much includes trans+ people.""
""Every bottle sold directly funds vital services and initiatives that uplift trans+ adults across the UK, and it sends a clear message: trans+ lives matter, and allies in all sp"
Milroy's of Soho released For the Dolls, a 13-year-old single malt distilled in 2012, with 100% of profits donated to trans charity Not A Phase. The bottling, priced at £55 and available 19 November, aims to raise funds and highlight challenges facing transgender people after a UK Supreme Court ruling on the Equality Act's definition of a woman as 'biological sex'. Freelance whisky writer Kristiane Westray collaborated with the bottler to support the trans+ community and to challenge traditional, exclusionary perceptions within the scotch industry. Tasting notes include pear, blackberry, lemon strudel, rhubarb and custard, lemon meringue, orange oil, green apple, pecan and dried floral.
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