Historie

• Stromness Whisky Distillery is mentioned in Alfred Barnard's book The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom (1886), which describes Stromness as one of the distilleries he visited in Scotland.
• According to the text, the distillery was built in a parallelogram shape along the hillside, so there was no need for pumps.
• Peat was used as the only fuel.
• The mash tun was 10 feet in diameter and 5 feet deep.
• There were two small old copper pot stills, each of 300 gallons; one of them is described as a particularly smuggler's still with a peculiar form and was formerly owned by a well-known offender.
• The stills and the mashing house are described as the oldest part of the works and as carved out of the rock, previously used by smugglers as their still and mashing house.
• The text provides a historical image of Stromness as an old distillery site with distinctive building- and production-details.

Produktion/Fremstilling

• Brændsel: Peat was the only fuel, according to the description.
• Mash tun: 10 feet in diameter and 5 feet deep.
• Stille: Two small old copper pot stills, each 300 gallons, of which one is mentioned as a smuggler's still in a peculiar form.
• Building's form and function: A parallelogram-shaped stillhouse carved into the rock, which, according to the descriptions, made pumping unnecessary.

Produkter/Whisky-serien

• No specific products mentioned in this material.

Besøg/Oplevelser

• There is no information in this material about guided tours, tastings or visits to the site.

Filosofi

• The text focuses on historical descriptions of the distillery's construction and distinctive details (parallelogram-shaped building into the hillside, peat as fuel, old pot stills), which provides a picture of a historical approach to production and places of great cultural and historical value.