INVERNESS, Scotland (Mar. 24, 2009)- On May 9, 2009, modern day rebels and extreme sports junkies will butt heads with 100 miles of grueling terrain and a series of unforgiving outdoor trials including hiking, white-water rafting and mountain biking in the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit.

It’s humans versus the Scottish Highlands in an outdoor adventure race that pays homage to Scotland’s original rebel, Bonnie Prince Charlie, and his flight through the Highlands after a failed attempt at taking over the British throne. In 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie fled the British army, leaving to his loyal subjects his greatest gift: the secret recipe for DRAMBUIE. Now, nearly 300 years later, American teams will be flown to Scotland to retrace the Prince’s legendary voyage from the Isle of Skye to Inverness.

DRAMBUIE will host teams of four during the Pursuit and is looking forward to welcoming Seann William Scott, well known for his irreverent roles in movies such as the American Pie film series, and most recently in Role Models, to the adventure.

Seann will test his skills against other teams selected to raft, bike, climb and shoot their way through the 100-mile race. Last year’s winning team, comprised of a native Scotsman and three smokejumpers from the American West, proved they had the heart and grit to conquer the Highlands. This year’s teams are looking forward to proving their mettle in the ultimate extreme sports adventure.

Visit www.pursuitof1745.com for more information on the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit competition.

Famed Film Actor Prepares for Grueling 100-Mile Outdoor Adventure Race in Scotland

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 /PRNewswire/ — DRAMBUIE(R) liqueur today announced that Seann William Scott, well known for his irreverent roles in movies such as the “American Pie” film series, and most recently in “Role Models,” will compete in the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit — a legendary, once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventure race across the Scottish Highlands. In May 2009, DRAMBUIE will host the adrenaline-packed competition by sending teams of four to compete in a series of grueling outdoor trials including archery, white-water rafting, dune-buggy racing, and many other breathtaking challenges across Scotland. Seann William Scott is now seeking to assemble his own team to compete alongside him and fans can apply for the chance to join him on this all-expenses-paid trip by visiting www.pursuitof1745.com.

Seann will join other teams selected to compete in this epic race across the punishing terrain of the Scottish Highlands, following a 100-mile course that has its roots in a history of passion and rebellion. In 1745, Scotland’s rebel Bonnie Prince Charlie fled through the Highlands after a failed attempt at taking over the British throne, leaving to his loyal subjects his greatest gift: the secret recipe for DRAMBUIE. Now, nearly 300 years later, American teams will be flown to Scotland to retrace the Prince’s bold voyage from the Isle of Skye to Inverness. Taking place in May 2009, the DRAMBUIE Pursuit will offer teams the chance to race through some of the most challenging terrain in the world while taking in the awe-inspiring views of Scotland.

With several unforgettable and energetic comedic movie roles under his belt, Seann will bring his passion and vigor to the Scottish Highlands in this unique race of a lifetime. Seann’s unbridled enthusiasm will serve him and his team well when competing in the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit.

“I’ve been training for something like the DRAMBUIE Pursuit my whole life,” said Seann William Scott. “I love the outdoors, extreme adventure activities and can’t wait to race across the Highlands. I’m looking for the best and the brightest to join my team of modern day rebels — we’ll be unstoppable!”

“Seann William Scott and his team will certainly be a force to reckon with at the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit,” said Valerie Fender, Marketing Manager for DRAMBUIE. “We couldn’t be happier that Seann will compete in the race, as both onscreen and off, he exemplifies Bonnie Prince Charlie’s spirit of rebellion, passion and adventure.”

Visit www.pursuitof1745.com for more information on how to sign up to win a place on Team Seann at the 2009 DRAMBUIE Pursuit competition.

The 2009 Pursuit will welcome six American teams to the Scottish Highlands to shoot, climb, race and revel in Scottish lore.  All bets are off as everyone from a husband and wife team to hard-nosed New Yorkers fight for bragging rights, and the chance to bring the winning title home to the United States for the second year in a row.

Last year’s winning team, Current TV, included a native Scotsman and three American smokejumpers – all self-proclaimed “tough guys.” The rough terrain and celebratory drams of Drambuie did little to squelch their enthusiasm as they crossed the finish line sweaty, fatigued and victorious.

This year’s teams span the country and include a celebrity team, Team Seann, led by Seann Wiliam Scott, best known for his roles in the “American Pie” film series. Other teams competing in the Pursuit are Team Versus, Team Sirius/XM, Team Men’s Journal, Team Details and the aptly-named ‘Buie Boys.

Have you got what it takes to participate in the next Drambuie Pursuit?

Check out the Drambeauties audition video, the ultimate in shameless self-promotion.

From start to finish, a look at the 2008 Pursuit.

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The unforgiving landscape of the Scottish Highlands does not coddle the faint of heart. Pursuit competitors tracing Bonnie Prince Charlie’s historic footsteps need equal shares of fortitude and luck to emerge victorious.

The competition kicks off with an archery competition at Eilean Donan Castle, a paragon of Scottish heritage and beauty overseeing the intersection of three great sea lochs. On day two, competitors advance to the shores of Kyleakin on the Isle of Skye for the Zap Cat Race. Kyleakin, known as the Gateway to Skye, is connected to the Scottish mainland and more specifically, Kyle of Lochalsh, by the Skye Bridge. The Scottish term, “Kyle,” refers to the narrow straits of water that border the villages.

Once competitors complete the Zap Cat Race, they return to Eilean Donan Castle to confront a substantial obstacle, the craggy peaks of Boc Beag. Pursuit-goers must mountain bike up the hill top before first ascending, and then descending the peak on foot. From Bog Beag, the Pursuit traces Bonnie Prince Charlie’s journey to the River Garry for the white water rafting competition. During his retreat following the Battle of Culloden, the Prince stayed in Invergarry Castle, and with the help of a fishing net, caught two salmon from the river to sustain him on his flight from the English.

After getting their feet wet in the river, contestants encounter 3 kilometers of narrow trails and forest roads that weave their way through the North Shore. The trails have been forged from the wilderness by thousands of footsteps over the years, but to complicate matters, Pursuit competitors navigate the forest roads on mountain bikes.

As the contestants near the finish line and Inverness, they face one final challenge before racing through the heart of the city. Just outside of Inverness, the lush green countryside gives way to sandy, hilly terrain that houses a quarry, the site of the Pursuit’s buggy race. The two-seater buggies bounce and jar the weary competitors as they  negotiate the harsh landscape, but bruises are afterthoughts as the participants paddle frantically down the River Ness to the finish line in historic Inverness.

Come fish this premier Marlin fishing event held in conjunction with the Hemingway Days Festival July 22 – 25, 2009. This “World Class” tournament features over $50,000 in guaranteed cash prizes for Marlin, Dolphin, Tuna, and Wahoo.

KEY WEST, Florida Keys — A marlin tournament in the spirit of legendary angler Ernest Hemingway, who fished Key West waters for more than a decade, is to run Wednesday through Saturday, July 22-25, with a legendary prize at stake.

Anglers in the Drambuie Key West Marlin Tournament are to compete for a guaranteed cash purse of more than $50,000. The tournament takes place in conjunction with Key West’s Hemingway Days celebration, held each July to honor the legacy of the literary giant.

Teams can win substantial cash prizes for accumulating the most points for blue marlin, white marlin and spearfish. The first-place team earns $25,000, while second- and third-place prizes are $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. Teams also can enter one fun fish (dolphin, tuna, wahoo or released sailfish) per boat per day to add to their point total.

All marlin must be tagged and released unless their weight exceeds 600 pounds.

Boats entered in the marlin division can pay an additional fee to compete for $10,000 cash to be awarded in the fun fish division. Cash prizes are to be presented for the three heaviest dolphin, three heaviest tuna (yellowfin, blackfin and skipjack) and three heaviest wahoo.

Final registration is set for 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the Conch Republic Seafood Company, 631 Greene St. A captains meeting is to begin at 6 p.m. with a tournament auction and raffle to follow.

Lines are to be in the water from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday, July 23 and 24, and from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 25. Weigh-ins are scheduled for 4-6:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and 3-5 p.m. Saturday at the Conch Republic Seafood docks.

Thursday’s weigh-in is to be followed by a 6:30 p.m. cocktail party and island pig roast at the Doubletree Grand Key Resort, 3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd.

Following Friday’s weigh-in, anglers can enjoy 6:30 p.m. dockside cocktails and a fish fry at Key West Harbour Yacht Club, 6000 Peninsular Ave.

The tournament awards banquet is scheduled for Saturday, July 25,at Beachside Resort and Conference Center,3841 N. Roosevelt Blvd. Cocktails and a silent auction are to begin at 6:30 p.m., with dinner and awards presentations starting at 7:30 p.m.

Tournament entry fees are $1,500 per boat before June 15 and $1,800 per boat after that date for two anglers to compete in the marlin division and attend tournament social events. Marlin division competitors can qualify for cash prizes in the fun fish division for an extra $300 entry fee per boat.

There is no maximum number of anglers per boat, and additional anglers over two can register for $200 apiece, which includes social privileges. Additional social tickets can be purchased for $150 each.

For more information and registration, call (305) 292-2710 or e-mail scott.greene@KeyWestMarlin.com.

Separation anxiety? Don’t worry, there’s plenty of Drambuie to go around.

Drambuie’s official web site, pursuitof1745.com, is worth the visit. Whether you want to register for next year’s Pursuit or read up on the latest Drambuie drink recipes, the site has something for everyone.

The Drambuie Girls, also known to moonlight as the Bonnie Price Charlie girls, represent everything good about the brand. We’re not sure if the Prince had any help from the local lasses while he was fleeing the English, but if a cadre of Drambuie girls had been there, we know the journey would have been just as sweet as the secret elixir.

Last year’s Pursuit had a little bit of everything … action, adventure and really, really great scenery. Heather Vandeven, a Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2007, led Team Penthouse to a respectable finish in the 2008 Pursuit. Vandeven eschewed her glamorous persona as she got down and dirty mountain biking, hiking and fighting her way through the Scottish Highlands.

Team ‘Current TV’ Keeps the Spirit Alive in 2008

Smokejumping, Modern-Day Rebels take Victory in Extreme Adventure

INVERNESS, Scotland (May 2, 2008) /PRNewswire/ – A native Scotsman and three smokejumpers who fight forest fires in the American West emerged victorious in the Drambuie Pursuit Sunday. This was the third annual Drambuie Pursuit, but the first allowing Americans to compete.

The 10-stage adventure race across the Scottish highlands pitted 10, four-person teams against one another in events as diverse as white-water rafting, mountain biking, buggy racing and archery. Such a feat proved attainable for Steve Stroud, Brian Cresto and Alex Abols, of Boise, Idaho, who are accustomed to wielding chain saws and shovels for 16 hours a day during fire season.

The men applied to join the Drambuie Pursuit and were paired with ‘Current TV’ personality Scott Logan, a Scot now living in Southern California. He was determined not to be the weak link among his teammates, especially on his home soil.

“Back home, people call me ‘True Braveheart,” Logan said. “I always say to myself, it’s really nice, because all these friends of mine I work with, it’s a nice quote, to be called a true Braveheart. I feel like today I proved that.”

Logan’s sentiment was appropriate, given the history of Drambuie. The drink descended from a formula by the personal apothecary of Charles Edward Stuart, better known to Scots as Bonnie Prince Charlie. After the Prince’s rebel army was routed by the English-led government forces at the Battle of Culloden, he fled across the country for several months with a bounty on his head.

Legend has it he blended spices with Scotch Whiskey to revive himself on his flight and bestowed the recipe on a loyal clansman in gratitude for safe harbor before he fled to France. The prized elixir, handed down over generations, still remains a secret to all but the MacKinnon family.

Team ‘Current TV’ distinguished itself by winning the first two events – the archery round and a land-sea sprint in Zapcat boats – and further established itself as the team to catch midway through the day by beating the other nine teams up an alternately muddy and loamy mountainside.

Naturally, if there was any activity in which the firefighters excelled, it would be dashing up a remote mountain.

“We’re used to this from our work, gravity’s the same,” Cresto said. “It’s just wetter.”

Among the teams they beat were a foursome led by film and television actor Jerry O’Connell and another anchored by 2007 Penthouse Pet of the Year, Heather Vandeven.

For more information on the Drambuie Pursuit, or to apply for a chance to relive the legend of Bonnie Prince Charlie in the 2009 race, visit www.pursuitof1745.com.