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View from N of Duty Free warehouse No. 8. Digital image of B 74735 CN.
SC 736129
Description View from N of Duty Free warehouse No. 8. Digital image of B 74735 CN.
Date 9/6/1992
Catalogue Number SC 736129
Category On-line Digital Images
Copy of B 74735 CN
Scope and Content Duty Free warehouse No 8 from north, Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort William, Highland Ben Nevis Distillery was founded in 1825 by 'Long John' MacDonald, and first produced a whisky known as 'Dew of Ben Nevis'. The site was bought by Joseph Hobbs in 1955, who installed a Coffey still to produce grain spirit. In 1989, Ben Nevis Distillery was bought by the Japanese company Nikka who revived the production of malt whisky. This shows the duty free warehouse with its low rubble walls, corrugated iron roof, and barred windows (a safety measure to protect the valuable casks of maturing whisky within). In the background is Ben Nevis, which, at 1344m, is the highest mountain in Britain. Whisky is stored in bonded (locked) warehouses until it has matured. This must be 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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