Priceless
bottle of Malt Mill unveiled at
Lagavulin Distillery.
The
world’s only known bottle of Malt Mill
new-make spirit was unveiled for
enthusiasts and whisky pilgrims at the
Lagavulin distillery on Monday 25 June
2012. Thought to have disappeared
forever, Malt Mill is the basis of the
plot for the award-winning Ken Loach
film, The Angels’ Share.
Charles Maclean, one of the world’s
leading whisky writers, who also played
a role in the film, comments on the
unveiling. “This bottle is priceless.
Malt Mill is legendary, and is viewed by
many as the holy grail. It is an
extremely significant moment and I’m
delighted to be part of it.”
Dr Nick Morgan, head of whisky outreach,
Diageo, adds, “In my twenty years as an
historian and archivist, I’ve always
wanted to see this unique bottle of Malt
Mill go on display. We are thrilled to
share this precious artefact with the
many whisky enthusiasts who visit
Lagavulin every year.”
Rebecca O’ Brien, Producer for The
Angels’ Share, says, “It is wonderful to
think this bottle has been passed down
from distillery manager to distillery
manager for fifty years here on Islay.
Our film hinges on the auction of an
imaginary cask of Malt Mill precisely
because everyone agreed it was so rare.
Now the very DNA of Malt Mill has been
rediscovered.”
The bottle of Malt Mill came to light
after the Lagavulin distillery manager,
Georgie Crawford, heard about the film.
Involving some whisky related
shennanigans, and based on an auction of
an imaginary last cask of Malt Mill, she
brought out the Malt Mill from its
secret location. It had been passed on
to her by her predecessor, the former
Lagavulin distillery manager.
The Angels’ Share, which is currently on
general cinema release, was written by
Scot Paul Laverty and was filmed in
various locations around Scotland last
summer. The film was a hit at this
year’s Cannes Film Festival where it won
the coveted Jury Prize.
Malt Mill was produced at a small
distillery on the Lagavulin distillery
site from 1908; production ceased in
1962 and this bottle is from the last
fill in June 1962.
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the movie The Angels Share:
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