Laphroaig Distillery. View of old style Morton 'refrigerators' for cooling 'wort'. Insc. 'Laproaig Distillery.The Refrigerators Isle of Islay'.

Description Laphroaig Distillery. View of old style Morton 'refrigerators' for cooling 'wort'. Insc. 'Laproaig Distillery.The Refrigerators Isle of Islay'.

Catalogue Number SC 340750

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of AG 10509

Scope and Content 'Refrigerators' for cooling wort at Laphroaig Distillery, Islay The Laphroaig Distillery started in the mid-19th century as part of a farm. It is a good example of the kind of distillery which emerged after changes in the law in 1816 and 1823, and developed slowly to become a large commercial complex. Before the wort is put to ferment, it has to be cooled down to 22-24°C. In the 1880s, Morton 'refrigerators' were introduced for this task. The wort travels through the copper pipes whilst cold water cools the pipes by flowing over them. To make whisky, barley is allowed to germinate into green malt. This is dried, milled, and mixed with hot water to make wort which is extracted and fermented with yeast. The results are distilled to produce raw whisky which is then matured in casks. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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