Drought affecting distilleries in Scotland

by Shayna Glick, Posted Jun 24th 2008 @ 12:00PM

Artsy photo of half full whiskey bottles and a copper kettle.

By now, I think most of us are aware that drought is hurting many places around the world. However, one place that is going through a drought that probably won't get any attention is Scotland, the Western Isles to be precise.

The world may take notice, though, when it can't get Scotch whiskey from that part of Scotland. OK, maybe only whiskey connoisseurs would really notice, but still. About half the distilleries in the Western Isles have had to shut down so far, and the other half only have a few weeks of water left.

Sure, a lot of people are worried about running out of water (I mean other than the distillers), but apparently plenty of residents are also pretty happy about all the sunshine. Well, here's hoping that they, and all drought sufferers, get some much needed rain soon. Hopefully it'll be enough to keep the whiskey flowing.

[Via Gaurdian]

Filed Under: Drink Recipes
Tags: british isles, distilleries, drought, scotch whisky, ScotchWhisky, Scotland, Western Isles, WesternIsles, whiskey, whisky

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6-24-2008 @4:14PM Cold Mud said... It was actually the The Observer that ran this piece. Only hosted on The Guardian's pages.

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6-24-2008 @6:24PM Red Icculus said... After the perceived American gas crisis, there is going to be a water crisis. It is already happening in places like New Mexico and Arizona. My heart goes out to them that their livelihood is being ruined by lack of good water.
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6-25-2008 @7:40AM Annie said... Whiskey is not made in Scotland, only Ireland.

Given the aging of the whisky I wouldn't worry too much about an imminent shortage for a decade.

However I am most puzzled by the fact that I was cruising along Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal all last week and can report that it rained everyday, often all day!

PS still enjoyed it.
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