The Caledonian Canal(10 May 2003)
カレドニアン運河はInvernessから西海岸のFort Williamをつなぐ約90kmの運河で、James Wattの30年に渡る調査の後、1803年からThomas Telford(Craigellachie Bridgeの設計者)による設計の元、計画が進められた。完成予定を大幅に過ぎた1822年にようやく開通した運河は当初の計画を大幅に縮小したものになった。
1847年に第二期工事が完成し、当初の計画通りになった運河は当時、Invernessから西海岸へ行く最速ルートとして利用された。鉄道がInvernessまで到達した後もGlasgowへ行くには運河を使う蒸気船の方が早く着いたという。
この運河の辺にGlen Albyn蒸留所は1846年に、Glen Mhor蒸留所は1892年に建設された。しかし1980年代のウィスキー不況の時代にMillburn蒸留所と共に閉鎖され、Invernessの蒸留所はすべて失われた。現在跡地はショッピングセンターとなり、蒸留所があったことは全くわからない。
Millburn蒸留所と違い、広い敷地を持つ両蒸留所はその広さ故、別の使い方をしたほうが良いと判断されたのかも知れない。
The Caledonian Canal runs from Fort William, Western Scotland to Inverness. It was started in 1803 to plans produced by Thomas Telford, who build the Craigellachie Bridge in 1814, following survey work by James Watt thirty years earlier. It was finally opened in 1822, which was badly behind in the schedule. However it was reduced from original plan.
When a second phase of construction was finished in 1847, the canal became originally proposed. At that time, it was the fastest route between Inverness and Western Scotland. Nonetheless, until the railway reached Inverness the quickest way from there to Glasgow was by steamship via the Caledonian Canal.
There were two distilleries, Glen Albyn and Glen Mhor beside the canal. Two of them and Millburn Distillery were closed in 1980’s, during depression of whisky, and all of distilleries in Inverness was lost. Now, the shopping centre has been built on the site of Glen Albyn and Glen Mhor. And people wouldn’t realize that distilleries had been there.
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Millburn Distillery(11 May 2003)
Invernessにはかつて3つの蒸留所(Glen Albyn, Glen Mhor, Millburn)があったが1980年代のウィスキー不況は乗り切れずすべて閉鎖されてしまった。
Millburn蒸留所は1807年創業のInvernessで最も古い蒸留所。でも19世紀末から20世紀初頭にかけて次々とオーナーが代わった。最終的に1937年にDCLが買収し、1985年の閉鎖まで操業していた。
Millburn蒸留所の建物はレストランとして利用されているがキルンもなく、蒸留所であったことに気づく人も少ない。敷地は狭く、拡張も出来ないことを考えるとUD社が閉鎖したのもわからなくもない。大きな町にある蒸留所が生き残るのは難しい。
There were 3 distilleies, Glen Albyn, Glen Mhor, and Millburn in Inverness. However, all of them couldn’t get over the difficulty of depression of whisky in 1980’s, and they were closed.
Millburn Distillery was established in 1807, it was the oldest distillery in Inverness. But some owners took over the distillery between the end of 19th and the first of 20th. Finally DCL took over in 1937 and had been operated until 1985, when the distillery was closed.
Some buildings are used as a restaurant. But malt kiln were demolished, so people wouldn’t know that it was distillery. It’s understandable that UDV closed Millburn Distillery, because it was on the small site and expansion was not possible. I think it’s really difficult to operate distilleries in a city.
