Distilleries
Bomberger'S
Published 13/08/2025
Michter’s is an old brand of American bourbon and rye whiskies irrevocably interlinked in with the Bomberger’s distillery, despite the former only emerging in the 1950s, and the later dating back to 1753. History of Bomberger’S distillery In 1753, John and Michael Shenk, Swiss Mennonite farmers, began distilling rye whiskey at the site. John Shenk’s son-in-law, Rudolph Meyer, acquired the distillery and another relative, John Kratzer, ran the business from 1827 to about 1860.
Boness
Published 13/08/2025
Bo’ness distillery (1813-1925) was a nationally famous whiskey distillery in Falkirk, Scotland. The distillery began its life producing malt whisky before being converted to a grain distillery. In 1919 the Japanese whisky pioneer Masataka Taketsuru learned grain distillation at Bo’ness. The distillery was also visited by Alfred Barnard during his tour of Scotlands Whisky distilleries. Until they were destroyed by fire in the early 1990’s the two vast bonded warehouses that stood on the opposite side of the road from the distillery were capable of holding 5,000 barrels of whisky.
Borders
Published 13/08/2025
“The one next to the Lidl”. The Borders distillery is a Tudor Cotswold building constructed by Hawick Urban Electric Company back in 1903, flanked by a couple of sheds dating back to 1888. It’s fair to say the site looks pretty industrial, and definitely lacks the charm of the more traditional purpose built distilleries with their sweeping pagodas but it’s far from unsightly. Featuring exposed rubble walls, wooden sarking and aluminium batons through the mash and still halls and a garage door to the rear where they brought the stills in, it’s fair to say its unconventional but it works and looks pleasantly in step with the area.
Box
Published 13/08/2025
The small High Coast distillery is located on the east coast in the northern part of Sweden in the Ångermanland region in the tranquil village of Bjärtrå. Picturesque on a headland by the Ångermanälven river, whiskey has been produced here since 2010. How does high coast whiskey taste? In the distillery primarily two different styles of whiskey are produced, with a very fruity, not to barely smoky type (<10 ppm phenol in the malt) contrasting with a more smoky type (> 40 ppm phenol in the malt).
Brauerei Locher
Published 13/08/2025
The Locher AG brewery began producing Appenzeller Säntis malt in 1999 after the ban on the production of spirits made from grain was lifted in Switzerland. The Säntis Malt amazes with its unique storage in historical beer barrels made of oak wood and the fresh spring water from the wonderful Alpstein Mountains. History of Brauerei Locher distillery The brewery Locher AG is primarily concerned with beer. The traditional family business was founded in 1810 and is based in the middle of the beautiful town of Appenzell.