{"id":911098,"date":"2026-06-07T15:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/harrison-ford-on-crafting-his-whisky-collab-there-were-a-lot-of-things-that-i-had-to-learn\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T15:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:14:11","slug":"harrison-ford-on-crafting-his-whisky-collab-there-were-a-lot-of-things-that-i-had-to-learn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/07\/harrison-ford-on-crafting-his-whisky-collab-there-were-a-lot-of-things-that-i-had-to-learn\/","title":{"rendered":"Harrison Ford on Crafting His Whisky Collab: \u2018There Were a Lot of Things That I Had to Learn\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>The actor talks teaming up with Glenmorangie on a limited-edition scotch whisky and working with Joel Edgerton on the ad campaign<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>\n\tIf you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/harrison-ford\/\" id=\"auto-tag_harrison-ford\" data-tag=\"harrison-ford\">Harrison Ford<\/a>\u2018s first time in Scotland may have been to shoot a 2025 ad campaign with Glenmorangie, but he\u2019s been a scotch enthusiast for a long time \u2014 a fitting drink for a man who\u2019s played rugged characters from Indiana Jones to Han Solo and more than one U.S. president. And clearly, it didn\u2019t take long for Ford to embrace Scottish culture: There\u2019s Ford at Sunset Tower in Los Angeles, clad in a tartan kilt, holding a glass of his namesake Glenmorangie x Harrison Ford Limited Edition whisky.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cBesides the fact that we were all huge fans, Harrison uniquely ticked an awful lot of boxes in many ways. We were looking for somebody who was globally recognizable because we are a global brand,\u201d explains Caspar MacRae, Glenmorangie\u2019s President and CEO. \u201cSo there were very few people who have that global stature in the way that Harrison does, and not just globally, but to all generations. Second thing was that we knew Harrison was very authentically passionate about single-malt scotch whisky.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"product_1235563215\">\n<div>\n<div>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_rollingstone?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D87443X1590823%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DRS-1235563199%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.reservebar.com%252Fproducts%252Fglenmorangie-harrison-ford-limited-edition-scotch-whisky%252FGROUPING-2564909%26sref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.rollingstone.com%252Fproduct-recommendations%252Flifestyle%252Fharrison-ford-interview-glenmorangie-scotch-whisky-1235563199%252F&#038;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fproduct-recommendations%2Flifestyle%2Fharrison-ford-interview-glenmorangie-scotch-whisky-1235563199%2F&#038;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&#038;event_type=click\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/glenmorangie-x-harrison-ford-1.jpg?w=880\" alt=\"Harrison Ford on His Glenmorangie Scotch Whisky Collaboration\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/glenmorangie-x-harrison-ford-1.jpg 880w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/glenmorangie-x-harrison-ford-1.jpg?resize=275,300 275w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" height width ><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div><figcaption>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 id=\"c-title-6a25c3210b0f12.87808635\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGlenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition Scotch Whisky\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\tBefore collaborating on the whisky, Ford shot a 12-part campaign for the brand, directed by fellow screen star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-features\/joel-edgerton-train-dreams-interview-1235457109\/\">Joel Edgerton<\/a>. Ford plays himself as he travels to Scotland to shoot the ad, but he makes it clear from the get-go that he doesn\u2019t want to do any action-hero, standing-on-a-mountain stuff. He just wants to sit by the fire and drink scotch. The tongue-in-cheek premise drew Ford in, as did the chance to work with Edgerton.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cHe was a hoot. I have great respect for him as an actor and as a director,\u201d Ford says of Edgerton. \u201cWe were given liberty. And being the kind of guys we are, we kind of pushed it a bit. But I think the material has a joy and humility to it. And the people in it, the people who work in the distillery, are such interesting people. That really becomes what it\u2019s about.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"EPISODE 1: NICE GUY (Once Upon a Time in Scotland, Harrison Ford met Glenmorangie)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v2zsbtY94lM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\n\tThe collaboration, announced on May 4 (<em>Star Wars<\/em> Day, a fortuitous coincidence, according to MacRae), started to come together after Ford arrived in Scotland. He worked with Dr. Bill Lumsden, Glenmorangie\u2019s director of distilling, on a flavor that suited him. \u201cIt distinguishes itself amongst the Glenmorangie whiskies by having a bit more bite than some of them do. And perhaps other flavor notes that particularly appealed to my taste,\u201d says Ford.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\u201cI sent samples out to him here in the United States,\u201d says Lumsden, who worked on a prototype that had enough of the bite Ford was looking for. But Ford wanted even more. \u201cI think he wanted to push it a little bit further. But I negotiated with him and said, \u2018I want to make this appealing, not just to you, Harrison, but to people who already love Glenmorangie.\u2019 So we reached a compromise.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/harrison-ford-2.png\" alt srcset data-lazy-sizes height=\"600\" width=\"900\" decoding=\"async\"><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>Stefanie Keenan \/ Getty Images for Glenmorangie<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\tFord is modest about the role he played in the whisky\u2019s development: \u201cDr. Bill has a stellar reputation and a long history [doing this]. So there were a lot of things that I had to learn in order to even properly appreciate what I was doing. That was a very interesting part of the experience as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\tI ask Ford which of his characters he\u2019d most like to have a drink with, and he pauses. \u201cI suppose I would say John Book, the character in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/tv-movies\/tv-movie-lists\/readers-poll-the-10-best-harrison-ford-movies-177595\/witness-156738\/\">Witness<\/a><\/em>. I think he might like a nice dram. I did my research [for that character] with the head of the homicide department in Philadelphia, and we did drink scotch, occasionally in cop bars. So I know he might like it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\tGlenmorangie Harrison Ford Limited Edition is available for <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.trx-hub.com\/xid\/pmc_0aaa4_rollingstone?q=https%3A%2F%2Fgo.skimresources.com%3Fid%3D87443X1590823%26xs%3D1%26xcust%3DRS-1235563199%26url%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.reservebar.com%252Fproducts%252Fglenmorangie-harrison-ford-limited-edition-scotch-whisky%252FGROUPING-2564909%26sref%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.rollingstone.com%252Fproduct-recommendations%252Flifestyle%252Fharrison-ford-interview-glenmorangie-scotch-whisky-1235563199%252F&#038;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rollingstone.com%2Fproduct-recommendations%2Flifestyle%2Fharrison-ford-interview-glenmorangie-scotch-whisky-1235563199%2F&#038;ref=pmcTrackonomicsReferrer&#038;event_type=click\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">$99.99 online at Reservebar<\/a> and at select retailers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> Jonathan Zavaleta<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/product-recommendations\/lifestyle\/harrison-ford-interview-glenmorangie-scotch-whisky-1235563199\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The actor talks teaming up with Glenmorangie on a limited-edition scotch whisky and working with Joel Edgerton on the ad campaign If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. 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