View from NE along NW side of Warehouse No 4.

Description View from NE along NW side of Warehouse No 4.

Date 23/2/1994

Collection Records of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (RCAHMS), Edinbu

Catalogue Number C 24216

Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images

Copies SC 735884

Scope and Content Warehouse No 4 from north-east, Glen Grant Distillery, Rothes, Moray Glen Grant Distillery was established in 1840 by brothers John and James Grant. A second distillery, called Glen Grant No 2 was built over the road in 1898 (closed 1902), linked to the original premises by a 'whisky pipe' over the road. The original distillery produces a single malt which is used as part of the Famous Grouse blend, and is the best selling malt whisky in Italy. This shows the stone-built, three-storeyed warehouses with their barred windows protecting the valuable contents. Barrels of whisky are rolled into the warehouses on wooden rails and stacked over earthen floors in dark, cool conditions prefect for maturation. Whisky is stored in bonded (locked) warehouses until it has matured. This must be for over three years, but many casks are left for up to 20 years. During this time, about 2% of the alcohol in a barrel is lost through evaporation each year, a loss which is known as 'the angel's share'. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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