WHERE THERE’S A WILKS

As MD of Rover, Spencer Wilks oversaw the development of the Land Rover – so where better to drive some classic Landies than on his family estate on the Isle of Islay?

WORDS MARK DIXON

‘AND THIS is the one that is reminiscent of TCP,’ says George Wilks, unveiling one of three types of single malt whisky that he’s brought along for us to taste after dinner, halfway through our stay on the Hebridean island of Islay. He’s absolutely right: the immediate reaction to sampling this fine spirit is a Proustian memory of another amber-coloured liquid, the one applied to grazed knees when you were nine years old. Needless to say, the whisky slips down rather more easily than the disinfectant would. In fact, it’s distinctly moreish, which doesn’t bode well for the Land Rover drive arranged for tomorrow morning. But at least we can say that the tasting is all in the name of research: George Wilks and his family are descendants of Spencer Wilks, managing…

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Octane (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 1, 2015

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