Whisky Forum - Scottish town takes on drinks giant over black whisky fungus

Quaich1

"The Scottish town of Beith has become the latest community to claim that a stubborn fungus colonising houses, cars and other external surfaces is linked to the Â£4 billion Scotch industry and whisky evaporating from the country's maturation warehouses".

The full story at:

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/scottish-townspeople-take-on-drinks-giant-over-black-whisky-fungus-blighting-their-homes-9387440.html
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William · Posted: Fri May 16, 2014 11:28 pm Post subject:

I will pass the Chivas storage facility near Beith tomorrow on the the way to Glasgow on the train, it seems to get bigger every time i pass it, they are continuosly building more warehouses these days.
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James T · Master Of Malts Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 3006

Big Mac · Posted: Sat May 17, 2014 1:25 am Post subject:

I am sure Chivas and Diageo will vigorously contest any claims against them as it could be very costly to them but if they are responsible for the fungus on peoples homes they really should pay for it.

William · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 8:14 pm Post subject:

Hi Murray here is a couple of pics of the whisky storage warehhouses at Beith which i took from the train when passing yesterday

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Quaich1 · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:29 pm Post subject:

William · Posted: Sun May 18, 2014 9:34 pm Post subject:

James T · Master Of Malts Joined: 05 Feb 2011 Posts: 3006

I would guess there must be at least 50 warehouses at Beith.