# 1950s SCOTTISH WHISKY DOCUMENTARY FILM SCOTCH DISTILLERY GLENROTHES GLENLIVET WHISKEY15554

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This 1950s film describes the different stages of production of Scotch whisky from start to finish. It may have been made at the Glenlivet distillery near Ballindalloch in Moray, Scotland, which produces single malt Scotch whisky, or the Glenrothes distillery located in the town of Rothes in the heart of Speyside. The distillery sits beside the Burn of Rothes, hidden in a glen on the edge of the town. (The Scots spell it whisky and the Irish whiskey, with an extra 'e'. Whiskey is also used when referring to American whiskies.) A close-up of a water rapid in a river. Pan down to reveal the full river, then a smaller stream (:06-:37). Exterior shot of distillery, with a river in foreground (:41-:44). Seven or so workers roll barrels in front of the distillery (:45-:52)Close up on two workers rocking a barrel (:53-:55). A sequence of shots alternate between the exterior of the distillery from different angles, and the surrounding landscape (:56-1:43). A field of barley shown (1:44-1:58). Open-backed trucks drive sacks of barley into the distillery (1:59-2:03), then workers are seen unloading the sacks into the barley loft (2.04-2:13), then barley is steeped in water (2:14-2:32). Various highland rivers shown from a range of perspectives (2:33 – 2:52). ‘Maltmen’ are seen spreading steeped barley onto the malting floor (2:53-3:04), then…

- Kind: Documentary
- Genres: Documentary, Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/15554scottishwhiskeyvwr)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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