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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 7h

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24th October 1807
The well-known distillery of Blackwater Mills in the County of Meath is advertised for sale by Mrs *Fay of Flower-Hill, Navan.
From what I can find out it didn't sell, and the Fay family went bankrupt a decade later
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 1d

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22nd October 1952
Mr Wm. I. Strathdee celebrates 30 years service at Glenfarclas distillery
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 1d

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22nd October 1954
The upper floor of one of the warehouses at Clydesdale/Wishaw distillery collapses, causing several casks to fall and burst onto the floor below.
The site last distilled in 1916 after purchase by S.M.D; and is now a retail park.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 4d

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20th October 1837
Lurgan Distillery of Messrs. Greer & Boyd in County Armagh, is destroyed by fire.
Casks were rescued from the warehouses and rolled into nearby fields as the premises was reduced to 'one scathed un-shapely mass of bare walls and smoking ruins'.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 4d

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19th October 1900
In the Dundee Courier.
AN OCEAN OF WHISKY!
Too much whisky. Over-production. Failures to pay dividends. No profits. Incurring heavy losses.
Grim reading indeed!
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 5d

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18th October 1897
Distilling begins at Glen Cawdor distillery, Nairn: designed by Charles C. Doig.
A grand banquet for fifty gentlemen was held in one of the granaries to toast the occasion.
The site continued operations until 1927.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 6d

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17th October 1836
Glenbughty (Phingask) distillery, Aberdeenshire, is exposed for sale at Fraserburgh Town Hall and is purchased by Craigen Brebner and Co.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 8d

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16th October 1901
A serious fire occurs at Messrs McConnell's distilleries, Belfast.
Considerable damage was done to the still room, & adjoining sheds were destroyed at Cormac Distillery, Ravenhill Road; while 1.5m gallons of whisky escaped destruction.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 8d

Definitely, I try not to post too many disaster and injury related ones but there are a lot of them!

Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 8d

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15th October 1985
The new owners of Glenallachie Distillery announce they are closing down indefinitely with the loss of 13 jobs. Dr Chris Grieg, M.D of Invergordon Distillers makes this announcement just one day after the takeover was agreed.
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Image © Crown Copyright: HES

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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 9d

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15th October 1887
A Large fire breaks out in the kiln at Fettercairn Distillery, quickly spreading to No.1 Store efforts soon became focused on saving the still-house and rest of the buildings. In total 32,000 gallons of whisky are lost, and a large amount of malt.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 10d

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14th October 1975
Scottish Malt Distillers announce plans to build a new malt whisky distillery and dark grains plant at Inverboyndie Industrial Estate alongside their existing distillery at Banff.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 10d

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13th October 1922
The following notice was posted within the Bo'ness Distillery by its Manager, Mr. Percy Cowell.
It would never produce whisky again. 180 jobs were lost, the maltings continued on for a time, and the warehousing used by D.C.L for storage
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 11d

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12th October 1861
Neil Brown & Co of Glasgow are selling Coal-Nan-Eallean distillery whisky.
This was another name for Jura distillery, and was also called Craighouse.
Founded around 1810 it went through several owners before being abandoned around WWI.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 12d

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11th October 1949
Mr David Blee; commercial member of the Railway Executive, announces that thanks to special precautions and new security schemes on the daily Scotland to London 'Whisky Train', pilfering of over £1,000,000 annually has been stopped.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 13d

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October 10th 1836
The British Wine Establishment of Chester are now able to import the 'Real Mountain Dew' of Athol and Strathearn small still whiskies in twenty gallon casks, thanks to new legislature
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 15d

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9th October 1884
The Fifeshire Journal advertises Highland Whisky (Islay Make) from Glendarroch Distillery, Ardrishaig. Also know as Glenfyne, operations ceased in 1937.
Image of the old distillery site ©John Hulme
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 17d

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7th October 1910
Joseph Allan of Longmorn distillery dies after falling from a ladder whilst white washing the still-house
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 17d

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6th October 1919
A detached villa at Lisavon, East Belfast is found to have housed an extensive illicit distillery with two large stills, 160 gallons of poteen and numerous empty barrels being seized.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 18d

being implemented on the 10th. The roof and upper floors of the site were destroyed.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 18d

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5th October 1853
A fire breaks out at Sunbury Distillery, Leith.
Intriguingly this is caused by vapour igniting from spirit soaked wood that was being cut from one of the vats in order to satisfy new excise rules relating to their circumference and depth

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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 18d

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5th October 1928
The distillery buyers have made their first appearance of the season at Elgin grain market, purchasing a few small parcels of home barley.
The quality of the Danish barley however is 'excellent & cleaner than the bulk of the home stuff'.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 19d

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4th October 1950
Mr Alexander 'Sandy' Young retires after 48 and a half years with Mortlach Distillery. His colleagues presented him with "a Handsome armchair, pipe and tobacco pouch, and to Mrs Young a beautiful pouffe to match the chair."
Image © Professor John R Hume
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 20d

without the risk of further stoppages, which, in the case of a distillery making yeast, are both serious and costly.
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Peter Hunt @ukwhisky.bsky.social · 20d

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3rd October 1913
The Phoenix Park Distillery closes down owing to the men refusing to handle coal unless brought in without police protection and union labour. The distillery will remain closed until assurances are given that operations can be resumed

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