Scotland weeps
Posted: Fri 01 Mar 2013 11:02 am
Thousands of litres of whisky disappeared down the drain after a terrible mix-up at a bottling plant yesterday
It ended up mixed in with nastier substances after being flushed away by Chivas Brothers in Dumbarton.
It is understood the blunder happened during the night shift on Tuesday while equipment was being cleaned.
Instead of draining away waste water, the workers on duty somehow flushed out thousands of litres of bulk whisky.
The smell was so strong that sewage workers reported it.
Chivas Brothers - which employs 600 workers at the plant and produces the world’s second biggest-selling brand, Ballantine’s - said it was investigating an accidental release of spirit.
A statement said: 'We are currently investigating an accidental loss on the 26th of February at our Dumbarton site, where some spirit was released to the local water treatment plant.
'There has been no release of spirit to the River Leven or any other local water course. We have informed Scottish Water and all other relevant authorities.'
A Scottish Water spokesman said: 'Staff at our waste water treatment works were already aware of a problem and were working to identify the source when contacted by Chivas Brothers.
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It ended up mixed in with nastier substances after being flushed away by Chivas Brothers in Dumbarton.
It is understood the blunder happened during the night shift on Tuesday while equipment was being cleaned.
Instead of draining away waste water, the workers on duty somehow flushed out thousands of litres of bulk whisky.
The smell was so strong that sewage workers reported it.
Chivas Brothers - which employs 600 workers at the plant and produces the world’s second biggest-selling brand, Ballantine’s - said it was investigating an accidental release of spirit.
A statement said: 'We are currently investigating an accidental loss on the 26th of February at our Dumbarton site, where some spirit was released to the local water treatment plant.
'There has been no release of spirit to the River Leven or any other local water course. We have informed Scottish Water and all other relevant authorities.'
A Scottish Water spokesman said: 'Staff at our waste water treatment works were already aware of a problem and were working to identify the source when contacted by Chivas Brothers.
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