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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Adam Robertson

Whisky galore as archive search hits jackpot and inspires new book

British Library find provides a vivid snapshot of the 1920s distilling industry

‘THE initial feeling was that what we had found was great, but we assumed it was in print because there was so much interest.” That was how Leon Kuebler reacted to finding one of the most detailed snapshots of what life was like for the Scottish whisky distilling industry in the 1920s.

Kuebler is operations and brand director for independent bottler James Eadie, which was refounded in 2015 by Rupert Patrick, the great-great-grandson of the company’s founder James Eadie.

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