Auchtertool (whiskey distillery)
| Auchtertool | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 56 ° 6 '9.3 " N , 3 ° 15' 37.7" W |
| Type | Paint |
| status | Closed in 1927, demolished in 1985 |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1845 |
| Washstill (s) | 1 (1887) |
| Spiritstill (s) | 1 (1887) |
Auchtertool was a whiskey distillery in Auchtertool , Fife , Scotland .
The distillery emerged from a brewery that was founded in 1650. Despite the good reputation of its beer, however, it was converted into a whiskey distillery in 1845. In the course of its history, the distillery changed hands several times and was bankrupt in two cases. In 1923 she came to Distillers Company Ltd. (DCL), which they shut down in 1927. The connected malt house was operated until the early 1970s, but then also closed. Except for a one-story building on Main Street , the distillery was demolished in 1985. Today the area is built on with houses.
Alfred Barnard toured the distillery in the mid-1880s, so that his notes provide a detailed description of the distillery. At this time the whiskey with the help of each one was rough blister ( wash still ) and Refining still ( spirit still ), whose volumes in 2500 or 1360 gallons were, burned . About 86,000 gallons of malt whiskey were produced annually and sold to Scotland and England .
Additional information
- Entry on Auchtertool in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- D. Daiches: Scotch whiskey , Macmillan, 1970.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Alfred Barnard : The Whiskey Distilleries of the United Kingdom , 1887, pp. 311-314.
- ↑ Information about the distillery
- ↑ Information about the distillery provided by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland ( Memento of the original from January 24, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
