Warehouseman with barrels

Maker
Tom Astbury
Production date
15 Jun 1979
 Description
View of interior of the cooperage showing barrels, sitting end up, and a warehouseman, Robert Simpson, holding a hammer.
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Maker
Production date
15 Jun 1979
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Subject place
Rosebank Distillery Warehouse/Main St/Camelon/Falkirk area
Subject notes
The newly distilled whisky is filled into oak casks which may have previously contained Scotch whisky, bourbon or sherry, and the maturation process begins. It is the sherry that gives the darker colour to whisky.
Accession number
P05572

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