Two pot whisky stills, Rosebank Distillery

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
15 Jun 1979
 Description
View of the copper wash still and spirit still. Rosebank Distillery produced malt whisky by triple distillation using one wash still and two spirit stills.
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Production date
15 Jun 1979
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Rosebank Distillery/Camelon Rd/Falkirk town centre/Falkirk area
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In distillation, the still is heated to just below the boiling point of water and the alcohol vaporises and passes over the neck of the still into either a condenser or a worm - a large copper coil immersed in cold running water where the vapour is condensed into a liquid.

The wash is distilled twice - first in the wash still, to separate the alcohol from the water, yeast and residue called pot ale - the solids of which are also saved for use in animal feeds.

The distillate from the wash still, known as low wines, and containing about 20% alcohol then goes to the spirit still for the second distillation. Only the pure centre cut, which is about 68% alcohol is collected in the spirit receiver.

Rosebank had two spirit stills allowing triple distillation.
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P05563

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