Scale model of still house. Digital image of A 33431.

Description Scale model of still house. Digital image of A 33431.

Date 1984

Catalogue Number SC 738378

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of A 33431

Scope and Content Model of still house, Glenkinchie Distillery, Pencaitland, East Lothian Glenkinchie Distillery was established in 1837 by brothers John and George Rate, who went bankrupt in 1853 leading to the closure of the site and its reuse as a cowshed. In 1880 the Glen Kinchie Distillery Company rebuilt the premises, and production began once more. The floor maltings were last used in 1968, and now house a museum of malting. The distillery continues to produce whisky for Haig's blends. This shows a 1:6 scale model of a still house with two copper pot stills and holding tanks. 'Wash' from the fermentation stage of production is heated within the still until the alcohol rises as vapour to be condensed into spirit. This model was exhibited at the Empire Exhibition in London in 1924-5 as part of the 'Palace of Industry'. Once spirit is made it becomes liable for tax, and is very carefully monitored to prevent theft. Over the years many ingenious devices were invented by unscrupulous workers to steal whisky from the works. These include copper 'dogs', metal tubes filled with whisky through the bung-hole of a cask and then smuggled out under clothing. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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