Tour Scotland very short 4K Autumn travel video clip of a Scotsman wearing a Kilt and Sporran and walking on the coast near the whisky distillery in Ardbeg on ancestry, genealogy, history visit and trip to the Island of Islay, Britain, United Kingdom. The name Ardbeg is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic An Àird Bheag, meaning The Small Promontory, which describes its location on Islay's southern coast. In the late 1800s, the village flourished around the whisky distillery, with a population that peaked at around 200 people. The distillery's owners provided housing for the 60 workers and their families, and the village had its own school for 100 students. The community's vibrancy faded when the distillery closed in 1981, causing job losses and emigration. After the distillery's revival in 1997, the community began to recover, though the population remains small. The first record of whisky, or whiskey, production at the site was in 1794, but it was an illicit operation. In 1815, John MacDougall obtained a commercial license, establishing the official Ardbeg distillery. The distillery grew steadily in the 19th century, with its peated malt highly sought after by blenders. By 1887, Ardbeg was the most productive distillery on Islay, employing 60 people. The Great Depression forced the distillery to close between 1932 and 1935. In 1981, Ardbeg was mothballed due to a slump in the whisky industry. It reopened briefly on a limited basis from 1989 to 1996 before shutting down once more. In 2004 the French luxury company Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH) acquired Ardbeg as part of its purchase of Glenmorangie. Autumn leaf color or colour is a phenomenon that affects the normally green leaves of many deciduous trees and shrubs by which they take on, during a few weeks in the Autumn season, various shades of red, yellow, purple, black, orange, pink, magenta, blue and brown. The phenomenon is commonly called autumn colours or autumn foliage in British English and fall colors, fall foliage or simply foliage in American. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day. Find things to see and do in Scotland where you are always welcome
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