Loads of individuals acquire whisky, however what number of can say that they acquire whisky for a museum? PhD pupil Laura Scobie has the enviable job of increasing our whisky collections. On this weblog submit, Laura explores the ways in which whisky manufacturers undertake a way of place and explains how accumulating modern examples helps us perceive continuities and adjustments within the business.
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Whisky is an icon of Scottish identification and is ingrained in Scotland’s historical past and tradition. It’s subsequently essential so as to add to present collections with modern materials throughout a flourishing of recent distilleries within the twenty-first century. I research the fabric tradition of latest Scottish whisky in my collaborative PhD between the Nationwide Museum of Scotland and the College of Edinburgh. By means of a six-month undertaking hooked up to my research, I’ve been diving into the museum’s current collections to tell modern accumulating of Scottish whisky.
Previous might be in contrast with the brand new to see how whisky’s materials tradition has developed. When exploring the museum’s collections I discovered a broad vary of fabric from the whisky business, together with archaeological objects associated to illicit whisky distilling, instruments and different objects of manufacturing, and advertising supplies.
A big copper nonetheless from Glenfiddich Distillery is an eye catching object in our Scotland Galleries. Positioned within the wider context of business and empire, the nonetheless is a recognisable picture from the whisky business and one which has endured over time. The copper and the enduring form is revered for its results on the character of the whisky being distilled.
With developments made in bettering glue used for adhesive labels, the primary whisky labels began to seem on bottles across the finish of the 1870s. A whisky label for The Usquebaugh, produced by Ross & Cameron in Inverness, is an instance of components of whisky’s historical past shaping whisky objects. The whisky’s high quality is likened to smugglers’ whisky, interesting to the romance that has grown up across the determine of the Highland smuggler and unlawful spirit. Its ‘Medicinal functions’ faucets into whisky’s use as a treatment for widespread colds and different illnesses. As we speak, we nonetheless attain for a sizzling toddy in instances of want!
A wine glass branded with ‘Roderick Dhu Previous Highland Whisky’ is one instance of the number of objects that have been used to market whisky manufacturers. The thistle bowl form faucets into in style imagery related to Scotland’s panorama and identification. Thistles typically seem on whisky labels alongside majestic stags, picture-perfect landscapes, and kilted Highland males. These romantic photographs of Scotland have been utilized in whisky advertising all through the Victorian interval. Such iconography turned widespread when trendy alcohol branding arose on the flip of the 20th century, as manufacturers regarded to develop their markets the world over.
Scotland as considered via a tartan lens has not utterly disappeared from whisky advertising, however how are distilleries (outdated and new) exploring a higher variety of components of Scotland’s previous and panorama of their merchandise? How do Scotland’s landscapes and locations form how whisky objects look at this time? Answering these questions is one cause why modern accumulating of Scotland’s whisky business is essential for increasing current collections, in addition to representing the ‘now’.
I had the pleasure of visiting Raasay and Skye to discover two distilleries which have opened within the final decade. Isle of Raasay Distillery launched their first single malt whisky in 2020. The glass bottle is textured with fossils and tough stone from moulds taken from Raasay’s panorama. These particulars of the island’s geology create a way of place to be related to Raasay and Isle of Raasay Distillery. They symbolize Raasay’s distant previous, but additionally its current panorama in that these fossilised components can nonetheless be discovered there.
The purple and yellow-brown colors used for the textual content on the bottle’s label are impressed by the color of Raasay’s moors in winter. Bringing every element collectively, we will see the hyperlinks between symbols of panorama and constructing a way of place. Discovering objects that symbolize distillery manufacturing in an area context with centered components of the native panorama is an enchanting a part of this accumulating undertaking.
A gaggle of objects from Torabhaig Distillery in Skye hyperlinks distillery to area people, explores the usage of Gaelic in modern Scottish tradition and business, and appears at craftwork stimulated by the whisky business. Collectively, they inform a narrative about this distillery’s affect on concepts of place in Skye.
A poster titled, ‘Mar a nì sinn an t-uisge-bheatha againn’ (How we make our whisky), offers step-by-step particulars of the whisky-making course of in Gaelic, with English translation. Objects like this are a illustration of how the Gaelic language is being promoted in distinct sectors and contexts throughout Scotland. The poster is a localised instance of a distillery contributing to the promotion of the language with shut connections to their group, as Skye has one of many densest concentrations of Gaelic audio system in Scotland
Torabhaig’s ‘Allt Gleann’ Single Malt is called after one of many burns that present the distillery with spring water, and pairs with the slogan, ‘Formed By Skye’. These particulars construct a story of connection to Skye’s tradition and panorama. A distillery’s pure water supply is prime in shaping the character of the whisky. This connection to the panorama and a spot’s water is a facet of the whisky making course of that’s typically utilized in whisky branding and advertising.
A whisky measure, made by native potter Katharina Lenz, caught my eye within the distillery store. Made solely for Torabhaig, these ceramic measures reinforce the connection between the group and the distillery. I see many distilleries stimulating and supporting native craft work, and you will need to acquire examples to point out the rising variety of whisky’s materials tradition.
Each Isle of Raasay and Torabhaig are positioned on the Hebridean Whisky Path, alongside Talisker, Isle of Harris, and Jura. This recent path on Scotland’s whisky map places the Hebrides on the map as a go-to for whisky-loving vacationers.
My undertaking works with the museum’s modern accumulating programme at an essential second, because the whisky business prospers towards a backdrop of sustainability and environmental consciousness in Scotland and worldwide. As many new distilleries are showing on the scene, accumulating the methods they depict the connection between whisky and place helps to point out how one in all Scotland’s longstanding and main industries presents itself.
Laura Scobie is finishing up a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership funded by Arts and Humanities Analysis Council. It is a collaborative undertaking with Nationwide Museums Scotland and College of Edinburgh. Laura has just lately accomplished a six-month placement on the museum and has returned to her PhD research.
A’ cruinneachadh uisge-bheatha Albannach an latha an-diugh
Bidh gu leòr dhaoine a’ cruinneachadh uisge-bheatha, ach cia mheud as urrainn a ràdh gu bheil iad a’ cruinneachadh uisge-bheatha airson taigh-tasgaidh? Nach ann aig an oileanach PhD Laura Scobie a tha an obair mhath is i a’ cur ri ar cruinneachaidhean uisge-bheatha. Anns a’ phost bloga website positioning, tha Laura a’ rannsachadh nan dòighean anns a bheil branndan uisge-bheatha a’ riochdachadh faireachdainn mu àite agus a’ mìneachadh mar a bhios cruinneachadh uisge-bheatha an latha an-diugh gar cuideachadh a’ tuigsinn leantalachd agus atharrachaidhean sa ghnìomhachas.
’S e suaicheantas de dhearbh-aithne Albannach a th’ ann an uisge-bheatha agus tha e freumhaichte ann an eachdraidh agus cultar na h-Alba. Mar sin tha e cudromach a bhith cur ri cruinneachaidhean le stuthan bhon 21mh linn nuair a tha mòran thaighean-staile ùra a’ nochdadh. Bidh mise a’ rannsachadh cultar uisge-bheatha Albannach an latha an-diugh anns a’ PhD agam a tha mi a’ dèanamh eadar Taigh-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba agus Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann. Tro phròiseact sia mìosan an cois mo chuid ionnsachaidh, tha mi air a bhith a’ toirt sùil gheur air cruinneachaidhean an taigh-tasgaidh gus taic-fiosrachaidh a thoirt do chruinneachadh uisge-bheatha Albannach an latha an-diugh.
Faodar coimeas a dhèanamh eadar seann agus ùr gus faicinn mar a tha cultar stuthach uisge-bheatha air tighinn air adhart. Nuair a bha mi a’ rannsachadh cruinneachaidhean an taigh-tasgaidh lorg mi raon farsaing de stuthan bho ghnìomhachas an uisge-bheatha, a’ gabhail a-steach stuthan àrc-eòlach co-cheangailte ri staileadh, innealan agus stuthan-dèanaimh uisge-bheatha mì-laghail, agus stuthan margaidheachd.
Tha an stail mhòr chopair à Taigh-staile Ghlinn Fhiodhaich na nì gu math suaicheanta anns na Gailearaidhean againn an Alba. Air a cur ann an co-theacs nas fharsainge de ghnìomhachas agus ìmpireachd, tha i fhathast na h-ìomhaigh aithnichte bho ghnìomhachas an uisge-bheatha agus ìomhaigh a tha air mairsinn ùine mhòr. Tha an copar agus an cumadh suaicheanta gam meas prìseil airson na buaidh a th’ aca air caractar an uisge-bheatha.
Le leasachadh ga dhèanamh air a’ ghlaodh a chleachdadh airson leubailean steigeach, thòisich a’ chiad leubailean uisge-bheatha a’ nochdadh air botail timcheall air deireadh nan 1870an. Tha leubail uisge-bheatha airson The Usquebaugh, air a dhèanamh le Ross & Cameron ann an Inbhir Nis, na eisimpleir de dh’eachdraidh uisge-bheatha a’ toirt buaidh air nithean co-cheangailte ri uisge-bheatha. Tha an t-uisge-bheatha ga shamhlachadh ri uisge-bheatha nan cùiltearan, ga cheangal ri ìomhaigh romansach cùiltearan na Gàidhealtachd agus deoch-làidir mì-laghail. Tha luaidh air ‘cungaidh-leighis’ a’ ceangal ri mar a chleachdadh uisge-bheatha na leigheas airson a’ chnatain agus tinneasan eile. An-diugh, nach bi sinn fhathast a’ gabhail todaidh nuair nach eil sinn gu math!
Tha glainne air a bheil ‘Roderick Dhu Previous Highland Whisky’ na h-eisimpleir den iomadh rud a chleachdadh airson branndan uisge-bheatha a mhargaidheachd. Tha an cluaran a’ tarraing air ìomhaighean fèillmhor co-cheangailte ri cruth-tìre agus dearbh-aithne na h-Alba. Bidh cluaran tric a’ nochdadh air leubailean uisge-bheatha còmhla ri damh mòrail, cruth-tìre àlainn, agus Gàidheal ann am fèileadh. Chaidh na h-ìomhaighean romansach website positioning de dh’Alba a chleachdadh ann am margaidheachd uisge-bheatha fad linn Bhictòria. Dh’fhàs ìomhaigheachd mar website positioning cumanta nuair a nochd branndadh deoch-làidir aig toiseach an fhicheadamh linn, leis gu robh luchd-dèanaimh airson na margaidhean aca a leudachadh air feadh an t-saoghail.
Tha ìomhaigh thartan na h-Alba fhathast ri fhaicinn ann am margaidheachd uisge-bheatha, ach ciamar a tha taighean-staile (sean is ùr) a’ feuchainn ri barrachd iomadachd bho eachdraidh agus cruth-tìre na h-Alba a thoirt an lùib na tha iad a’ reic? Ciamar a tha cruthan-tìre agus àiteachan na h-Alba a’ cumadh mar a tha nithean co-cheangailte ri uisge-bheatha a’ coimhead an-diugh? Is e a bhith a’ freagairt nan ceistean sin aon adhbhar gu bheil cruinneachadh co-aimsireil de ghnìomhachas uisge-bheatha na h-Alba cudromach airson cruinneachaidhean a leudachadh, a bharrachd air a bhith a’ riochdachadh an ‘latha an-diugh’.
Bha e na thlachd dhomh tadhal air Ratharsair agus an Eilean Sgitheanach a rannsachadh dà thaigh-staile a tha air fosgladh anns an deichead mu dheireadh. Nochd a’ chiad uisge-bheatha braiche singilte aca à Taigh-staile Eilean Ratharsair ann an 2020. Tha am botal glainne air a sgeadachadh le ìomhaigh fhosailean agus clach gharbh à molltairean a chaidh a thogail bho chruth-tìre Ratharsair. Tha am fiosrachadh website positioning mu gheòlas an eilein a’ cruthachadh faireachdainn de dh’àite co-cheangailte ri Taigh-staile Ratharsair is Eilean Ratharsair. Tha iad a’ riochdachadh seann eachdraidh Ratharsair, ach cuideachd an cruth-tìre a th’ ann an-diugh leis gu bheil na fosailean website positioning rim faighinn ann fhathast.
Tha na dathan purpaidh is buidhe-donn a thathar a’ cleachdadh airson an teacsa air leubail a’ bhotail air am brosnachadh le dath monaidhean Ratharsair sa gheamhradh. Le bhith a’ toirt gach eileamaid còmhla, chì sinn na ceanglaichean eadar samhlaidhean cruth-tìre agus mothachadh air àite. Tha lorg nithean a tha a’ riochdachadh obair taigh-staile ann an co-theacs ionadail le eileamaidean cuimsichte air sealladh-tìre na sgìre na phàirt air leth inntinneach den phròiseact cruinneachaidh website positioning.
Tha grunn nithean à Taigh-staile Thorabhaig san Eilean Sgitheanach a’ ceangal an taigh-staile ris a’ choimhearsnachd ionadail, a’ rannsachadh cleachdadh na Gàidhlig ann an cultar is gnìomhachas na h-Alba an latha an-diugh, agus a’ coimhead air obair-chiùird a tha air a bhrosnachadh le gnìomhachas an uisge-bheatha. Còmhla, tha iad ag innse sgeulachd mun bhuaidh a th’ aig an taigh-staile website positioning air beachdan mu àite san Eilean Sgitheanach.
Tha postair leis an tiotal, ‘Mar a nì sinn an t-uisge-bheatha againn’, ag innse ceum air cheum sa Ghàidhlig mu phròiseas dèanaimh uisge-bheatha, le eadar-theangachadh Beurla. Tha nithean mar website positioning a’ riochdachadh mar a thathar a’ brosnachadh na Gàidhlig ann an roinnean agus co-theacsan sònraichte air feadh na h-Alba. Tha am postair na eisimpleir ionadail de thaigh-staile a tha a’ cur ri adhartachadh a’ chànain le ceanglaichean dlùth ris a’ choimhearsnachd aca, leis gur ann san Eilean Sgitheanach a tha aon de na sluaghan as dùmhlaichte de luchd-labhairt na Gàidhlig ann an Alba.
Tha Uisge-bheatha Braiche Singilte ‘Allt Gleann’ Thorabhaig air ainmeachadh air concern de na h-uillt a tha a’ toirt uisge don taigh-staile, agus na chois tha an sluagh-ghairm, ‘Formed By Skye’. Tha website positioning a’ toirt luaidh air a’ cheangal ri cultar agus cruth-tìre an Eilein Sgitheanaich. Tha stòr uisge nàdarra taigh-staile bunaiteach ann a bhith a’ cumadh caractar an uisge-bheatha. Tha an ceangal website positioning ri cruth-tìre agus uisge na phàirt den phròiseas dèanaimh uisge-bheatha a thathas gu tric a’ cleachdadh ann am branndadh agus margaidheachd uisge-bheatha.
Chaidh mi shùil a tharraing le tomhas uisge-bheatha, a rinn a’ chreadhadair ionadail Katharina Lenz, ann am bùth an taigh-staile. Air an dèanamh a-mhàin airson Torabhaig, tha na tomhasan crèadha website positioning a’ daingneachadh a’ cheangail eadar a’ choimhearsnachd agus an taigh-staile. Tha mi a’ faicinn mòran thaighean-staile a’ brosnachadh agus a’ toirt taic do obair-ciùird ionadail, agus tha e cudromach eisimpleirean a chruinneachadh gus sìor fhàs iomadachd a’ chultair co-cheangailte ri uisge-bheatha a shealltainn.
Tha Isle of Raasay agus Torabhaig air Slighe Uisge-bheatha Innse Gall, còmhla ri Talisker, Isle of Harris, agus Jura. Tha an t-slighe ùr website positioning air mapa uisge-bheatha na h-Alba a’ cur Innse Gall air adhart do luchd-turais a tha dèidheil air uisge-bheatha.
Tha am pròiseact agam ag obair le prògram cruinneachaidh co-aimsireil an taigh-tasgaidh aig àm cudromach, leis gu bheil gnìomhachas an uisge-bheatha a’ soirbheachadh ann an co-theacsa de sheasmhachd agus mothachadh àrainneachd ann an Alba agus air feadh an t-saoghail. Le mòran thaighean-staile ùra a’ nochdadh, tha cruinneachadh nan dòighean anns a bheil iad a’ sealltainn a’ cheangail eadar uisge-bheatha agus àite a’ cuideachadh le bhith a’ taisbeanadh mar a tha concern de phrìomh sheann ghnìomhachasan na h-Alba ga thaisbeanadh fhèin.
Tha Laura Scobie a’ dèanamh Com-pàirteachas Dotaireil Co-obrachail air a mhaoineachadh le Comhairle Rannsachaidh nan Ealan is nan Daonnachdan. Is e pròiseact co-obrachail a tha website positioning eadar Taighean-tasgaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba agus Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann. O chionn ghoirid rinn Laura sia mìosan obrach aig an taigh-tasgaidh agus tha i a-nis air tilleadh gu a ceum PhD.
