New Distillery

[Thomas Schubert]

Hi Arthur,

thanks for your post. I understand and appreciate your point.

My point however is, there was a certain quality in the whiskies distilled
at Rosebank or Port Ellen, to name just these two. That quality came from a
great, centuries-long tradition of distilling, of employing experienced
workers, and use of selected ingredients. This is not something that can
just be created on the drawing board.

To me, "Whisky experience" includes not only the produce, but also pagodas,
stone warehouses, and a display cabinet full of bottles from the time before
I was born. All this makes up the "spirit" of whisky, which a brand-new
distillery just won't be able to offer.

Hope this makes sense.

Thomas



2007/2/15, whisky at arthurmotley.com <whisky at arthurmotley.com>:
>
> This response seems a little harsh and backward-looking.
>
> This is a fantastic piece of news for whisky fans and to instantly find a
> negative is strange.  Yes, people working at a company called Diageo took
> the decision to shut some great distilleries when there was a massive
> surplus of malt in the 1980's.   Now different people working at a company
> called Diageo are responding to global demand and opening another.  This
> is a sizeable investment in Scotland, and surely very exciting.
>
> Brora, Rosebank and the others are gone - let's move on and look to the
> future.
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> Arthur Motley
> www.royalmilewhiskies.com
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> > Hitting the nail on the head, Thomas! As someone who felt sad walking
> > among the ruins of Port Ellen, if now Roseisle, why not have kept
> > Rosebank ....
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> > On Behalf Of Thomas Schubert
> > Sent: 15 February 2007 14:04
> > To: MALTS-L at LISTS.UNI-KARLSRUHE.DE
> > Subject: Re: New Distillery
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> > "requirement for additional production capacity"
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> > Explain that to someone who mourns the closures of North Port, Port
> > Ellen, and most notably Rosebank. :-(
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> > Thomas
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> > 2007/2/15, Ian Baker - Engagement Architect, BP <Ian.Baker at sun.com>:
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> > Diageo would like to build a new Speyside distillery, close to the
> > existing Roseisle maltings between Elgin and Forres. Full details can be
> > found here:
> > http://www.diageo.com/en-row/NewsAndMedia/PressReleases/2007/PressReleas
> > e15FebScotland.htm
> > If all goes to plan it will be completed by 2009.
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