{"id":7003,"date":"2024-01-17T23:48:51","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T23:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whiskyintenationalonline.com\/?page_id=7003"},"modified":"2025-12-06T00:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T00:33:54","slug":"charity","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/whiskyintenationalonline.com\/?page_id=7003","title":{"rendered":"Charity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout its history The WIO and its founders have supported a number of charity and community projects close to their hearts. We are incredibly proud of the contributions we have made and are determined to do even more in future \u2014 to which end, The WIO is currently moving towards a formalized system of charity partnerships. In the meantime, a few of our previous projects are highlighted below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE PRINCE&#8217;S TRUST<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/575_29c99e8cf2494766aeea164c28ea147c.jpg?v=638011767437300000\" alt=\"The Prince's Trust\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>His Majesty King Charles III is well known as a fan of whisky, and when he worked with Royal Lochnagar to sell his own cask of 30-year-old single malt to raise funds for his personal charity at the time, The Prince\u2019s Foundation, The WIO was honored to be chosen to conduct the sale of the bottles. The sale of 184 bottles raised more than $225,000 for the Prince\u2019s Foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">THE DRINKS INDUSTRY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/576_0d3b6aeace82440aa8a530e90ffa4976.jpg?v=638011772989800000\" alt=\"Supporting The Drinks Industry\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re lucky enough to work in an industry we love every day, and we support organization&#8217;s which help people find a footing within it, as well as those which provide assistance to drinks professionals facing hard times. We are particularly proud to support The Drinks Trust, which provides a wealth of aid and wellbeing initiatives to the community, and Equal Measures, which provides mentoring and accredited training to those from less represented communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">HOSPITALITY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/577_62abd0908442437da6586289c431d5a8.jpg?v=638011773237800000\" alt=\"Plastic Oceans Auction\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>During the Covid pandemic, we saw many of our friends in the hospitality industry in dire need, and decided to help them directly. Over the two years we worked on a variety of initiatives, from creating at home cocktail kits in conjunction with top London bars \u2013 Bring the Bar Home \u2013 to packing and delivering wellbeing packs of essential supplies to those working in the industry suddenly finding themselves in need of a helping hand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LAGAVULIN 200TH ANNIVERSARY<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/812_ac81923be4f84aa1af3b451cf3b57513.jpg?v=638011765161730000\" alt=\"Lagavulin 200th Anniversary\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lagavulin, on the isle of Islay in Scotland, is one of the world favorite smoky whiskies. As part of the distillery\u2019s bicentennial celebrations, they created a special charity whisky to support groups on Islay itself. They chose us as their retail partner and we ran a successful ballot and sale of 522 bottles, raising more than $500,000 for seven local charities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PLASTIC OCEANS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/813_476af00ee27d42a98fcebba4f76e3a65.jpg?v=638011765143470000\" alt=\"Plastic Oceans\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Working with Plastic Oceans, a not-for-profit which funds charities around the global battling plastic pollution, and Whiskey. Auction, we hosted an auction of exceptionally rare whiskies and fine spirits. The auction lots were displayed at the 2018 Whiskey Show and the subsequent auction raised more than $300,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NEPAL EARTHQUAKE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewhiskyexchange.com\/media\/rtwe\/uploads\/featurecore\/panels\/814_aaa196d1680a48a1a3e44b6738e0d761.jpg?v=638011765121800000\" alt=\"Nepal Earthquake\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, Nepal was hit with its biggest earthquake in 80 years, killing nearly 9,000 people and injuring 22,000 more. The Whiskey Tribe team has strong connections with Nepal and immediately started work on charity projects to help the rebuilding efforts. 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