An Elvis Presley impersonator is hoping to leave Speyside whisky staff all shook up when he stops by next month on a fundraising challenge.
Cumbria man William Morin, 69 has moonlighted as The King at venues all over the world, and next month he will don his blue suede shoes on a mission to croon his way around Scotland’s distilleries.
He plans to visit malt producers the length and breadth of the country to collect bottles which he will auction off in aid of a cystic fibrosis charity.
Mr Morin and friend Mike Little will embark on the trek on Monday and in mid-July they plan to tour some of Speyside’s best known plants.
Among others, they will visit the Strathisla, Longmorn, Macallan, Tomintoul, Aberlour and Glenfiddich distilleries.
The singer was inspired to raise funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust because his niece has the life-shortening condition.
Mr Morin said: “It is a privilege to be doing this tour for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust.
“The condition is awful and the trust invests money from donations in the search to beat cystic fibrosis for good.”
Mr Morin and Mr Little will leave Cumbria on Monday, and arrive at the Highland Park distillery on Orkney on Wednesday.
Both men will make the journey on a 50cc scooter, staying overnight at campsites as they travel southwards.
Their trek is due to end on July 29 with a visit to the Bladnoch plant in the south west of Scotland, and in August the bottles they have collected will be auctioned.
Cystic fibrosis causes sufferers’ lungs and digestive system to become clogged with thick sticky mucus, resulting in chronic infections and inflammation of the lungs.