The Distilleries Of Campbeltown David Stirk

The Distilleries Of Campbeltown, The Rise and Fall of the Whisky Capital of the World by David Stirk. First published in 2005 by Neil Wilson Publishing Ltd.

This book charts the town of Campbeltown how it grew from a small settlement into a Royal Burgh that depended on the herring fishery before whisky become the main trade. The Whisky trade brought a new lease on life to the town but it was not without its complications.

Chapters include:

The Plantation

The Origins of Kintyre distilling

The boom begins

Scotsmen on the make

Consolidation... for the most part

Events, people and tragedies

Closure

Impending War and Aftermath

Springbank, Glen Scotia & Glengyle... the future

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