Harrison Ford steps out in a kilt at his Hollywood Glenmorangie whisky launch
Harrison Ford donned a kilt at the LA launch of his Glenmorangie whisky.
Harrison Ford brought the Highlands to Hollywood as he raised a dram with close friends at LA’s Sunset Tower Hotel last night (12 May) to celebrate the launch of the Hollywood icon’s limited-edition single malt Scotch in collaboration with Glenmorangie.
Stepping out in a traditional kilt and sporran to mark the occasion, Ford was pictured pouring drams of his new whisky from behind the bar for guests including skateboarding legend Tony Hawk and actor Blake Anderson.
Red carpet stalwart Cole Walliser swapped the Glambot for ‘Dram-bot’ on the night, capturing Ford’s red-carpet debut in style.
The event also saw Ford reunited with Glenmorangie’s director of whisky creation Dr Bill Lumsden MBE, who he worked closely with to create his namesake expression.
A long-time whisky fan, the Hollywood actor fell in love with Glenmorangie while filming the distiller’s humorous ad campaign in the Highlands, Once Upon a Time in Scotland, which was directed by Joel Edgerton.
Attendees were treated to a screening of the final episode in the series, where Ford revealed his co-directed single malt on screen and gave it his trademark, no-frills seal of approval: “It’s very nice.”
The whisky launch comes over a year since the actor starred in a new campaign for the Highland distillery. Launched in early 2025 Once Upon a Time in Scotland took viewers behind-the-scenes as Ford journeys to Glenmorangie’s Highland home, to discover the skill and craftmanship that goes into making each bottle of its whisky. It saw the actor enjoy an authentic Scottish experience — from getting to grips with the nuances of Scottish pronunciation and kilt etiquette, to bonding with locals over a dram of single malt — all shot in a deliberately ‘off-script’ style.
Speaking at the time of the campaign launch, Ford said: “The whole process of filming was full of unanticipated joys, little unexpected moments. It’s a tribute to Glenmorangie’s sensibilities that they let us be less than totally serious. I think what Joel has produced has a certain charm to it, because it’s unpretentious and just amusing.”
The Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition was unveiled by the actor himself in a new episode in the Once Upon a Time in Scotland series. Directed by Joel Edgerton in Ford’s home state of Wyoming, the actor reflects nostalgically on his time in the Highlands and tastes the new limited edition whisky on camera for the first time – in a kilt, of course.
Of his whisky Ford said: “I loved my time at Glenmorangie, and have enormous respect for the team at the Distillery. They are true craftspeople. Collaborating with Dr Bill was a real treat – a chance to get inside the mind of a maker who combines art and science to create incredible single malt Scotch whisky. We tasted many casks together on our search for a Glenmorangie that would speak to my taste. Truth be told, I liked a lot of them – but the Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition is everything I want in a whisky. I’m immensely proud of our creation. I hope you enjoy it. I certainly do.”
Glenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition is available to purchase from at select UK retailers and the distillery visitor centre (RRP £75).
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