Charles Patter knows what he likes. The 67-year-old British pilot flew 1,000 miles roundtrip to pick up a bottle of his favorite whisky.

Understandably staff at the Old Pulteney Distillery were shocked. “We were truly impressed when we heard about Charles’s flight and his dedication to securing his favorite malt,” a rep for Old Pulteney says. “He really went the extra mile to buy it in person from the distillery team.”

Patter got a tour of plant before picking up his $43-bottle, aged 12-years, and taking off for home.