The Rare Whisky 101 Team
GeneralThe Scotch Watch
Whisky distilleries have, over the centuries, inspired a wealth of folklore, but few tales are as gloriously eccentric as that of the guard geese of Dumbarton Distillery. Dumbarton, that vast cathedral to grain whisky, once stood sentinel on the banks of the Leven — a brooding industrial fortress, all brick and steel and the perpetual reek of fermenting mash. And, guarding this temple of spirit? Not uniformed security men, nor slavering dogs, but a flock of singularly belligerent geese.