Thursday, 14 August 2008
Top Gear's James May and wine expert Oz Clarke have attempted to run a high performance racing car on a special distillation of Bruichladdich single malt whisky.
The presenters were filming for new TV show “Oz and James' Great British Adventure”.
High octane: James and Oz in action
The presenters achieved a speed of 60mph in 3.5 seconds after filling a Radical SR4 racing car with three litres of Bruichladdich's quadruple-distilled X4 Islay Spirit whisky.
"The exhaust smells much better than petrol", said Duncan MacGillivray, Bruichladdich distillery manager.
"It's a sustainable biofuel; but at £26 a litre, the duty and VAT isn't, so it's not a viable alternative just yet.
“The police even tried to breathalyse the car but fortunately they had the wrong type of tester."
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