Destilerija / Distillery
Destilerija Towiemore – 1898. – 1931. Destilerija Towiemore započela je život u jednom od najsjajnijih razdoblja industrije viskija, a proizvodila je i kroz najgore razdoblje. Izgrađen 1897. u župi Botriphnie nedaleko od Dufftowna, Towiemore je destilirao samo trideset godina. U to vrijeme stekao je dobru reputaciju kao izvrstan čisti sladni viski. U vlasništvu i uz podršku poznatog poduzetnika Petera Dawsona, Towiemore je bio žrtva loše sreće i loših okolnosti. Takve bi se nevolje činile dalekim kada je Towiemore otvoren 1897. godine. Izgradio ga je lokalni izvođač radova W. Cruickshank po nacrtima arhitekta Johna Alcocka, oboje sa sjedištem u gradu Keith, a Towiemore je poticao i financirao Peter Dawson, destilator, međunarodni poduzetnik i pionir odnosa s javnošću. Mjesto koje je odabrao pokazatelj je atributa potrebnih za uspjeh kasne viktorijanske destilerije. U prošlom stoljeću zatvoreno je ili uništeno gotovo stotinu destilerija sladosnog viskija u Škotskoj. To čini gotovo polovicu svih destilerija koje su ikada postojale u Škotskoj. Globalni gospodarski pad, prekomjerna proizvodnja, svjetski ratovi i zabrane doprinijeli su gubitku toliko destilerija. Kao rezultat svih ovih čimbenika, mnogi jedinstveni i cijenjeni brendovi izgubljeni su u svijetu.
Towiemore Distillery – 1898 – 1931
Towiemore Distillery began life during one of the whisky industry’s brightest periods and produced through its worst. Built in 1897 in the parish of Botriphnie just outside of Dufftown, Towiemore distilled for just thirty years. In this time it garnered a fine reputation as an excellent pure malt whisky. Owned and supported by renowned whisky entrepreneur Peter Dawson, Towiemore was a victim of bad luck and ill circumstance.
Such troubles would have seemed distant when Towiemore opened in 1897. Built by local contractor W. Cruickshank on the designs of the architect John Alcock, both based in the town of Keith, Towiemore was instigated and bankrolled by Peter Dawson, the distiller, blender, international businessman and public relations pioneer. The location chosen by this native of Banffshire is indicative of the attributes required for a late Victorian distillery to succeed.
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.
