Serie: Distilleries

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 50 x 40 cm

Year: 2024

Inspired by a photograph by @lindoresabbeydistillery

Lindores Abbey was a Tironan abbey outside Newburgh in Fife, Scotland.
The earliest record of Scotch whiskey in the exchequer from 1494 is a payment from King James IV to Friar John Cor of Lindores Abbey for approximately "eight balls of malt" or 580kg of aquavitae as it was then known.
Brother John Cor (Johanni Cor/John Kawe) was a Tironan monk who lived in Lindores Abbey.
The monks distilled rose water at the Abbey, and in May 1540 rose water and Lindores apples were sent to James V.
Now a reduced ruin, it stands on the south bank of the River Tay, approx. 1 mile north of the village of Lindores and is a scheduled ancient monument.

Serie: Distilleries

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 40 x 40 cm

Year: 2024

Inspired by a photograph of @Scapa by @luxuriate.life

The Scapa Distillery and its tasting room pay tribute to the traditions and crafts of the Orkney Islands.
Scapa embraces the contrast between the wild and the tranquil; being surrounded by both the harsh elements and the sea-washed cliff edge, whilst nestled within an oasis of tranquility as a nod to the welcoming warmth of the Orcadian community.

Serie: Distilleries

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 50 x 50 cm

Year: 2024

Inspired by a photograph of Blair Athol Distillery

The Blair Athol Distillery is a single malt whiskey distillery in Scotland. It is used in Bell's whiskey and is usually also available in 12 year old bottles. The distillery is located at the southern end of Pitlochry in Perthshire, near the River Tummel.
Founded in 1798 by John Steward and Robert Robertson, originally called 'Aldour', after the burning of Allt Dour, the distillery draws water, but it closed shortly after opening.
The distillery reopened and changed ownership to John Robertson in 1825.
It was sold several times in the subsequent period, until the distillery closed in 1932. Arthur Bell and Sons bought the mothballed distillery, but did not return to open until it was rebuilt in 1949.
In 1973, the distillery expanded and added two more stills to the previous two.

Serie: Distilleries

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 50 x 40 cm

Year: 2024

Inspired by a photograph of Aberfeldy Distillery

Of the character of the malt, Stephanie Macleod, master blender at Dewar's and master maltmaster at Aberfeldy, once said that "it all goes back to the politics of the new brewing spirit," which comes out of the copper stills as a clear liquid. before seeing wood, and the “aroma of grass, fruits and grains” that permeates the distillery.
“When you have a glass of Aberfeldy, you are almost transported there.”
But the combination of “a good new spirit”, good casks and the right amount of time and rest in these casks” is what really makes Aberfeldy great.

Serie: Distilleries

Technique: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 60 x 50 cm

Year: 2024

Inspired by a photograph of Aberfeldy Distillery

Built 125 years ago by the sons of the brand's founder, John Dewar, the Aberfeldy distillery near Speyside is the only Scotch whiskey distillery ever built by the Dewar family, and the whiskey it produces is one of the "heart malts" of the well-known Deward's Blended whiskey.
The site of the distillery, just five miles from John Dewar's birthplace, was originally a brewery. More importantly, it has a world-class water source, Pitilie Burn, known for having deposits of gold (gold is still mined there today), from which whiskey is made.
This matches well with Aberfeldy's golden honey notes, hence why it is known as "The Golden Drink."