Brechin, Glencadam Distillery, Interior View showing washbacks
SC 570438
Description Brechin, Glencadam Distillery, Interior View showing washbacks
Date 2/4/1980
Collection Papers of Professor John R Hume, economic and industrial historian, Glasgow, Scotland
Catalogue Number SC 570438
Category On-line Digital Images
Scope and Content Glencadam Distillery, Brechin, Angus (Angus council area) This distillery was founded under the provisions of the 1823 Act passed to encourage small-scale distillation. It passed through a number of hand before being acquired in 1954 by Hiram Walker and Sons (Scotland ) Ltd, who rebuilt it in 1959. This view shows the interior of the tun room, with four Corten steel washbacks from the 1959 rebuilding, and a stainless steel one to the right. These were used to ferment the wort from the mash tun into wash for distilling. This distillery now belongs to Allied Distillers, successors to Hiram Walker, who closed it in 2000. Hiram Walker's 1959 rebuild may have improved efficiency, but did not improve the appearance of the complex. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
External Reference H80/38/7
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