The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom
The following is from The Whisky Distilleries of the United
Kingdom by Alfred Barnard:
Auchintoshan
ON our way to Bowling we stopped at Old Kilpatrick, and
raid a hasty visit to the little Distillery which heads this charter. It is
situated in a romantic glen with a stream of water running past it, and is about
one mile from the Station. At the time of our visit the haymakers were busy in
the fields connected with the Distillery, and consequently the Works were almost
abandoned. We were informed that the Distillery was founded in the year 1825.
The Barley Barn and Malting are in an oblong building connected by a gangway
with the Malt Kiln. The Tun Room contains four Washbacks, and there is a good
sized Mash Tun. The two Stills are "Old Pot Stills", and the Whisky is
principally sold in the Home Trade. Nine persons are employed, and the annual
output is 50,000 gallons. The water used comes from the Cochna Loch on the
Kilpatrick Hills, and is said to be of fine quality.
Littlemill
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