On a recent visit to Speyside we called by a cooperage serving the many whisky distilleries in the area. There were some nice images to photograph, whether quite plain.......
...or full of vibrant colour. It's possible, with a little knowledge, to guess the origin of some of these barrels - Glen Grant, Glenlivet, The Macallan and many more from Speyside, as well as examples from far and wide such as Islay's Laphroaig.
I liked this image with the end of a huge stack of barrels lit by sunshine with the backdrop of a storm-black rain cloud.
There are so may barrels here and in other cooperages they seem almost uncountable - and these are just the ones not in curent use; there will be many times more maturing in bonded warehouses throughout Scotland. This seemingly endless supply is a good thing.....
......because we use some of the staves and lids to make handcrafted items, for lighting.....
.......or for enjoying the products of the barrels. Looks like we'll not be running out of the raw materials any time soon!
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