The Older the Whiskey, The Valuable It Becomes
The Older the Whiskey, The Valuable It Becomes
Article by Mellisa Turner
There is a strange romance in closed Malt whisky distilleries. Drinking a glass of malt whisky can be an emotional experience for aficionados but add to that the feeling that you are drinking something that will never be produced again and you are in an even more exciting territory. For many this is a rather melancholy experience that economic necessity was put ahead of the preservation of a piece of history to others it just adds to the unique drinking experience.
With every bottle drunk of closed distilleries’ whisky we are taken one step closer to the point when the stock is exhausted. Therefore whisky from closed distilleries is getting increasingly rare and the older whisky is getting increasingly valuable as they become more scarce – a fact not lost on the owners of casks of early Port Ellen or Rosebank. Expect some bottlings of Port Ellen to set you back thousands of pound.
So should we be misty eyed about the lost distilleries? Well if you think there have been hundreds of distilleries in Scotland and as the industry has become more efficient the market could never have consumed the amount of whisky they would be producing today. So they had to close and now we are left to enjoy the fruits of their time.
Take Glenury Royal sited at Stonehaven ten miles south of Aberdeen. It was closed by United Distillers in 1985 after 160 years of production. Built by Captain Robert Barclay who was the first man to run 1000 miles in 1000 hours was awarded the Royal prefix by William IV. After a sticky start of death and fire the distillery worked successfully for the best part of two centuries. The distillery is now apartments.
You can stay near to the closed distillery at Inverbervie. Converted by local craftsmen from a traditional stone farm steading to a high standard, these splendid properties are on a working farm amidst rolling farmland, 1 mile inland from the Royal Burgh of Inverbervie, the properties offer an impressive combination of 21st century accommodation within the original 19th century exterior.
A little further south was the site of the now demolished North Port. Never as illustrious as Glenury this distillery lifespan was about the same as it royal neighbour. It changed hands and was taken out of production and back again as real work horse distillery supplying malt for blended Scotch whisky. Once demolished North Port had the final ignominy of becoming a supermarket.
Towards the coast stood Hillside distillery. The romance of whisky may be a little lost on Hillside to some. A converted flax mill it was used for much of it life to produce not malt whisky but the essential, though distinctly unromantic grain whisky. It star, what little it ever had, started to wane once the popularity of VAT 69 started to decline and its small band of followers toasted it on its closure in 1985.
There are many distilleries both active and silent across Scotland to find the best places to stay near them visit http://www.mackays-self-catering.co.uk mackays-self-catering.co.uk
About the Author
Mellisa Turner is a good human being. She likes travelling a lot that’s why she likes to write about the experience. Recently she went to Scotlland where she stayed at Scottish cottages and after that she wrote about Scottish cottages. She lives in Scotland and is fun loving person.
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