Inverleven 1985. Bottled by Gordon & MacPhail. The former distillery which was also used to create the Ballentines blend is now demolished. The stills of this distillery are now owned by Bruichladdich. In January the installed the Lomond still from this distillery, called "Ugly Betty".
A bottle of Banff from the Connoisseurs Choice collection. The bottlers are Gordon & McPhail. Distilled 1976 Bottled 2002.
The distillery was bombed during the Second World War. The Germans thought they hit a amunition factory. Ducks in the pond were drunk, the cows didn't gave milk for a week, salmon was easy to catch and a local fireman was being sacked, because he was passing whisky in his helmet to other firefighters.
This is a Signatory bottling of Bruichladdich 1969 bottled in 1990.
Signatory means bound by a signed agrement. When Signatory started in 1988 they wanted to signe every bottle by a famous person. But before they found anybody to signe the first bottleing (a Glenlivet 1968) a bottles where already sold. They soon left behind that goal. But started something totaly new. Bottelings with different ages, cask numbers, bottles numbered and even the distillation and botteling date on the label. Thank you Signatory!!!
Basrley Loft
Whisky Willem and Gills of the whiskyhills during a presentation in January.
St. Louis on tour with Haro's Ground Zero BMX Bike Team, c. Spring 1992
Washbacks
In washbacks the wort is fermanted to wash, with a alcohol contant of about 7% ABV.
The Kiln seen from inside out. Here they dried green malt.
Steeping tank where used to moisturize the barley from 12 to 46%. Afterwards the wet barley goes to the malting floor to germinate.
Classic Bourbon cask.
5 years old.
15.000 bottles world wide.
140 ppm
62.5% ABV.
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