A Quick Buck: An Early Licensed Whisky Distillery at Blackmiddens Farm in the Cabrach

Blackmiddens Farm distillery, also known as Buck distillery, has recently been the focus of historical research and excavation. At the time of the first season of fieldwork Blackmiddens/Buck was the only farm distillery to have been excavated in the Highlands and Islands. The site represents a short...

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Published in:Internet archaeology 2023-05 (61)
Main Authors: Bratt, Darroch, Bye-Jensen, Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
archaeology
distillery
excavation
highlands
improvement
industrial archaeology
scotland
whisky
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Summary:Blackmiddens Farm distillery, also known as Buck distillery, has recently been the focus of historical research and excavation. At the time of the first season of fieldwork Blackmiddens/Buck was the only farm distillery to have been excavated in the Highlands and Islands. The site represents a short-lived period of distilling in the Scottish Highlands in which whisky-making operated in a legitimate commercial capacity but as a complement to a larger agricultural unit. The excavation of Blackmiddens and historical research into it and the distilleries in the surrounding area have given us an insight into this short but vital transitional phase in the history of whisky-making in the region.
ISSN:1363-5387
1363-5387
DOI:10.11141/ia.61.3