The days are filled with good conversation and trips to local sights. Mick took us to the Locke Distillery. This is the oldest distillery in the world dating from 1509 and parts of the old factory are still operating. The waterwheel that powered the grinding wheels is still turning and the gears that turn the drive shaft are still doing their job. The display was very well done, providing enough information to understand the process and history but not so much that you get bored or feel overwhelmed. The "new" distillery is much the same except the power is electric and the stills are new, shiny copper. A woman was there to check the temperature of the still. Upstairs the were four huge mash vats. These are two stories tall and contain the milled grains and
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