Lochrin
| Lochrin | |
|---|---|
| country | Scotland |
| region | Lowlands |
| Geographical location | 55 ° 56 '33.4 " N , 3 ° 12' 21.2" W |
| Type | Grain |
| status | Closed in 1848, later demolished |
| owner | |
| Founded | 1780 |
| founder | John Haig |
Lochrin was a whiskey distillery in Edinburgh , Scotland .
The distillery was founded by John Haig in Edinburgh in 1780 and was one of the largest whiskey distilleries at the time. It was founded at a time when the first large, licensed and commercial whiskey distilleries began operating and whiskey production was a major industry in the country. The distillery was used for the large-scale production of cheap grain whiskeys and was temporarily shut down several times during its existence.
Before the distillery area was rebuilt, it was subjected to a detailed archaeological investigation, which was expected to provide important insights into the early days of whiskey production in Scotland. As part of the investigation, various construction phases could be identified in which the distillery was redesigned and expanded. The furnace building was adjusted several times, probably to accommodate different sizes of stills. Although Haig was already using coffey stills in other distilleries such as Bonnington in the 1840s , there is no evidence that this also happened at Lochrin. In the middle of the 18th century there was a nationwide overproduction of whiskey, which forced many distilleries to give up. Lochrin was one of them.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b R. Heawood: Excavations at Lochrin Distillery, Edinburgh . In: Industrial Archeology Review . 31, 2009, pp. 31-54, doi : 10.1179 / 174581909X424763 .