LONDON, June 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
The world's only known bottle of Malt Mill new-make spirit will
be unveiled for enthusiasts and whisky pilgrims at the Lagavulin
distillery today. 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, the world's
leading whisky writer, 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 brought to
light."
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.
Notes to editors
About Lagavulin
Lagavulin © 16 year old single malt Scotch whisky speaks of the
smoked peat and mineral water of the wild terrain of Islay. The
distillery, cut into the romantic and rugged bay of Lagavulin, has
been producing whisky since 1816. Favoured for it intense
smoked aroma; lapsang souchong on the nose is followed by peat on
the palate and sea salt, with an elegant wood finish.
About Sixteen Films
Formed by director Ken Loach and
producer Rebecca O'Brien in 2002,
with writer Paul Laverty as
Associate Director, Sixteen Films produces the films they make
together and looks after the works in their shared archive.
The company also makes a small number of films with
producers, writers and directors who have worked with the team in
the past. For more information go to
http://www.sixteenfilms.co.uk
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2012
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