The distillery was
built in 1878 by James Stuart & Co, who then also worked the
nearby Macallan distillery. The first whisky ran off the stills on
the 28 December 1879, the same day as the
Tay
Bridge disaster.
The Glenrothes whisky is made from pure water
taken from only two springs – the Ardcanny and Brauchhill (or
Lady’s Well) – both situated near the distillery.
The cache itself is nearby at Rothes Cemetery. I
picked this spot for a cache as we visit several times each year as
my wife’s family worked at the Macallan and her grandparents are
buried here.
I think it is rather fitting to be buried next
to the distillery with the ever present smell in the air. I like
the irony of the Water of Life next to the cemetery.