Auchtermuchty (whiskey distillery)
| Auchtermuchty | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 17 '37.5 " N , 3 ° 14' 4.1" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1926, partially demolished |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1829 |
| founder | Alexander Bonthrone |
| Washstill (s) | 1 (1887) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 (1887) |
Auchtermuchty was a whiskey distillery in Auchtermuchty , Fife (Scotland) , Scotland .
The distillery was founded in 1829 by Alexander Bonthrone in Auchtermuchty, whose family also ran it until it closed in 1926. In 1923 it was renamed Stratheden after the nearby river Eden , from which the water required for whiskey production was taken . The history of the distillery was comparatively uneventful.
Alfred Barnard toured the distillery in the mid-1880s, so that his notes provide a detailed description of the distillery. According to his description, it had its own malting floors and a mill. The mill and the rest of the distillery's equipment were powered by three water wheels. The whiskey was in a respective rough blister ( Wash Still ) and a fine blister ( Spirit Still ) fired , the first of which a volume of 960, the second a volume of 460 gallons had. Annual production at that time was around 20,000 gallons and almost all of it was sold as pure malt whiskey to Leith , London and Glasgow .
Additional information
- Entry on Auchtermuchty in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland's database
- D. Daiches: Scotch whiskey , Macmillan, 1970.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information about the distillery
- ^ Alfred Barnard : The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom , 1887, pp. 305-306.