It was probably the ancient Celts who introduced
the art of distilling to Scotland, hundreds of years before the
first written reference to whisky in the 15th century. In the
18th and early 19th centuries, illicit distilling was a way of
life for many Highlanders especially. Since then whisky production
has become a major industry and Scotland's most celebrated export
to the world.
Despite the inevitable inroads made by technology,
the making of whisky remains at heart a traditional craft, and
one that is still carried out by master craftsmen. Many of those
working in distilleries today are following in the footsteps of
their fathers and grandfathers. Traditional skills have been handed
down, along with the folklore that surrounds that "guid auld
Scotch Drink", as Robert Burns called it.
The Aberlour Distillery has a workforce of little
more than a dozen people, much the same as it has always had.
Aberlour Single Malt is testimony to their craftsmanship.
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