Toast a Luxurious Weekend at Scotland’s Kinloch Lodge with Pol Roger Champagne this November

Kinloch Lodge, the iconic hotel and restaurant nestled on the Isle of Skye’s Sleat Peninsula, is a place rich in history and tradition. The bar once housed discussions among Clan Donald about joining Culloden, while the dining and drawing rooms are adorned with portraits of legendary ancestors. A framed letter from Sir Winston Churchill to Lord Macdonald, appointing him as Lord Lieutenant of Inverness-shire, proudly sits on the piano, adding to the hotel’s storied past.

Now, Kinloch Lodge have partnered with Pol Roger, Churchill’s favorite Champagne house, for one very special and luxurious weekend on Skye from 22 to 24 November 2024. While guests might not get through the 42,000 bottles of Pol Roger Churchill is rumored to have enjoyed in his lifetime, they will still be treated to superlative food, Pol Roger champagne and experience the Misty Isle at its quietest and most romantic.

 

Hosted by Pol Roger’s George Prideaux, guests will arrive on Friday evening for a special champagne and canape reception, before enjoying a dinner showcasing the seasons from Kinloch’s head chef, Jordan Webb. The following morning, after a Pol Roger Bucks Fizz at breakfast, guests hike out to Dunscaith Castle, for a picnic and champagne cocktails. Dunscaith is a dramatically situated ruined castle on an off-shore rock, and was once one of Clan Donald’s strongholds, and a site of many battles between its rival clans.

Refreshed and reinvigorated, the guests return to Kinloch Lodge, for a fire-side chat with Prideaux. He will reveal more of Pol Roger’s storied history, its connections to Churchill and some inside trade secrets too. That evening, there is a five-course tasting menu paired with Pol Roger Champagne, before a final Kinloch breakfast on the Sunday morning. 

Price: from £750 per person, based on 2 people sharing a cozy double. Including 2 nights’ half-board accommodation, Pol Roger and canape reception, champagne picnic, Pol Roger flight with dinner. Upgrades to superior rooms available.