A WHISKY company has reproduced the blended malts of distilleries lost due to the heavy death toll of the First World War.
The Lost Distillery Company has revamped a number of whiskies from more than 100 distilleries closed last century.
Scott Watson, the co-founder of the company, said many were moth-balled due to the high casualty rate in the war.
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His business has brought back malts from distilleries such as Auchnagie at Tulliement, Perthshire, Jerico in Insch, Aberdeenshire, Strath- eden in Auchtermuchty, Fife, Towiemore in Botriphine, Dufftown, Gerston at Halkirk, Caithness, and Lossit on Islay.
Mr Watson said: “If you look at somewhere like Auchtermuchty , where the Stratheden distillery would have been the beating heart of the town, and then see what happened to it, you begin to understand the factors that were at play.
“The distillery was set up in 1828 by Alexander Bonthrone and would have provided jobs for so many of the men there.
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“All the men would have gone off to war and I think it’s a particularly Scottish thing that when they didn’t come back it wasn’t talked about, it was just too painful.
Mr Watson’s award- winning company is based on the 2,000-acre 18th century Dumfries House estate near Cumnock, Ayrshire.
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The company’s archival team is led by Professor Michael Moss. He added: “We go out and identify as much as we can about the original distillery and what it produced. The team then blends a malt whisky modern day equivalent that is discussed with a tasting panel of experts.”
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