Mash House: view from NE of two Mash Tuns, No 1 open (foreground) and No 2 with copper cover (and ventilation to roof). Digital image of C 24080 CN.

Description Mash House: view from NE of two Mash Tuns, No 1 open (foreground) and No 2 with copper cover (and ventilation to roof). Digital image of C 24080 CN.

Date 1994

Catalogue Number SC 738484

Category On-line Digital Images

Copy of C 24080 CN

Scope and Content Mash house from north-east, Glenfiddich Distillery, Dufftown, Moray Glenfiddich (meaning 'valley of the deer' in Gaelic) was established and built from scratch by William Grant and his family in 1886. They fitted second-hand stills bought from Cardhu distillery, and the first spirit was produced on Christmas day, 1887. In 1963 it was the first whisky to be marketed outside Scotland as a single malt, and remains the most popular single malt in the world. This shows two mash tuns, one with a domed copper cover with central ventilation tube, and the other open showing its revolving mash-stirrers. These huge vessels are used to mix grist (ground malted barley) with hot water to extract the sugars. The liquid from this stage is known as 'wort', and the solid residue, or 'draff' is extracted for use as cattle feed. The wort is cooled and fermented with yeast in the washbacks. The wash from this stage is then distilled in copper stills and condensed to produced a clear spirit. This is then matured for at least three years to attain a rich golden colour and complex flavour. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.

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