Destilerija / Distillery
POVIJEST
Destilerija Stratheden – 1829. – 1926.
Ova destilerija nalazila se u središtu starog trgovačkog grada Auchtermuchty u Fifeu. Najraniji zapisi o legalnoj destilaciji ukazuju na to da je osnovana 1829. godine, iako postoje anegdotski dokazi o prethodnoj uporabi ilegalnih kotlova za destilaciju na tom području.
Destilerija je bila neobična po tome što je imala samo jednog vlasnika – tri uzastopne generacije obitelji Bonthrone. Bonthrone je došao s tog područja i prema piscu, Brian Townsendu, bio je “… prava dinastija slada, piva i destilacije”. Preci obitelji bili su pivari u obližnjem Foklandu 1600 -ih. Također su imali lokalne interese u pečenju i mljevenju.
U prošlom stoljeću gotovo je stotinjak destilerija viskija zatvoreno ili uništeno. To čini gotovo polovicu svih destilerija koje su ikada postojale u Škotskoj. Globalna ekonomska kriza, prevelika proizvodnja, svjetski ratovi i zabrane doprinijeli su gubitku toliko destilerija. Kao rezultat svih ovih čimbenika, mnogi jedinstveni i cijenjeni brendovi izgubljeni su u svijetu.
HISTORY
Stratheden Distillery – 1829 – 1926
This distillery was situated in the centre of the old market town of Auchtermuchty in Fife. The earliest records of legal distillation indicate it was founded in 1829, although there is anecdotal evidence of the prior use of illegal stills in the area.
The distillery was unusual in that it only ever had one owner – three successive generations of the Bonthrone family. The Bonthrone’s hailed from the area and according to whisky writer, Brian Townsend, were a “…true malting, brewing and distilling dynasty.” Ancestors of the family were brewers in nearby Falkland in the 1600’s. They also had local interests in baking and milling.
In the last century, almost one hundred of Scotland’s malt whisky distilleries have been closed or destroyed.
This accounts for nearly half of all distilleries that have ever existed in Scotland. Global economic downturn, over-production, world wars and prohibition have all contributed to the loss of so many distilleries.
As a result of all of these factors, many unique and venerable brands have been lost to the world.