A Prospect of Whisky

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1033
Date Released
21 Mar 1949
Date submitted
17 Mar 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Prospect of Whisky. DESCRIPTION: We look at the various processes which barley etc., has to pass before it becomes the real thing. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS GV Scottish village. GV distillery. Trucking shot stream running through Scottish countryside. Interior - barley being tossed. CU handful of barley, also under a magnifying glass. Man feeding furnace with peat, several shots. MS Mash Tun shows processing, rotating arms revolving inside large tank. MS exterior - kiln. CU liquid fermenting. Excise man inspecting whisky stills. Spirit runs from stills to spirit safe. Shots of vats & casks being sounded. Bottles being filled with whisky, bottles being labelled. SCU bottle of whisky & some being poured into a glass to finish.
Keywords
Food and cooking
Locations
Speyside
Footage sources
Library
Card file number
51659
Credits:
Camera
David W. Samuelson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Prospect of Whisky', British Movietone News Issue No. 1033, 21 Mar 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15639 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)