The Distilleries of Campbeltown: The Rise and Fall of the Whisky Capital of the World"The origins of the vast growth in the whisky trade in Campbeltown in the 19th century lie in the illicit distilling that was carried out throughout Kintyre in the 17th and 18th centuries. Generations of people, both native and settler, who farmed and fished also distilled on a regular basis. When legislation encouraged legal distilling in Scotland in the 1820s, Campbeltown began to boom as distilleries were erected at breakneck speed. Many former illicit distillers turned to the legal trade and began to build thriving businesses that were to transform the town over the course of the next 70 years." "By 1930 the trade had almost vanished and only three distilleries remained, working: Rieclachan, Springbank and Scotia. When David Stirk worked at Wm Cadenhead Ltd. in Campbeltown he asked himself why this had happened and set about researching the circumstances of this industrial collapse." "The result was The Distilleries of Campbeltown which is the first major, indepth study of the whisky industry in the town. It is therefore an essential reference work for anyone with an interest in Kintyre, Campbeltown and the whisky trade."--BOOK JACKET. |
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The Origins of Kintyre distilling | 19 |
The boom begins 24 | 24 |
Consolidation for the most part | 47 |
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