MYSTERY OBJECTS

[Stanley]

Yes Gloria. It has a name..... What is it?

[Gloria]

Shaft or spindle?

[Stanley]

No. It's a bit more esoteric than that. We've had it before....

[Gloria]

Dansel.

[Stanley]

Damsel? That's correct Gloria.
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[Gloria]

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What can this be?

[Steeplejerk]

Decorative Yard of ale

[Gloria]

Decorative Yard of ale

Nope. Not giving any clues yet.

[PanBiker]

Mercury Barometer?

[Big Kev]

A water 'dropper', for adding water to whisky one drop at a time?

[Stanley]

Is it a very early form of barometer/storm glass?

[Gloria]

Kev is spot on, it’s for adding a drop or two of water to whisky.

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[Stanley]

Never come across that before..... It was a good one.

[Gloria]

We’d never seen one before either Stanley. We saw it at a friends house over Christmas in Scotland, and I thought I know what that could be put on.

[Big Kev]

[Steeplejerk]

I have a device that drops more whiskey into my whiskey

[Stanley]

Many years ago when I was delivering flashing for an extension at the bonded warehouses at Menstrie I was treated to straight whisky raw from the distillery and full strength. It tastes like turpentine! I also learned about spillage and ullage and the fact that the small amount lost by evaporation from the closed cask over the years is called the angels share. All important because the revenue allow for them when duty is charged when the whisky moves out of bond.

[Stanley]

What is this called and why?

[Stanley]

Nobody interested?

[Gloria]

A spirit safe used in distillation of scotch whisky.

[Big Kev]

I reckon you're bang on there Gloria

[Stanley]

Dead right, but now tell me why it's a safe.

[Big Kev]

A spirit safe or intermediate spirit receiver is an enclosed device used in the distillation of Scotch whisky. The distillate from the still passes into it, and can be seen through the glass sides or windows, but cannot be directly accessed. The distiller can analyse the spirit inside the device, and decide where it should be sent.

Wikipedia

[Tizer]

So it's safe from tampering, tapping off and also from fire risk due to the liquid being inflammable.

[Stanley]

I'll call it solved but nobody has mentioned the pertinent point that it is locked and called a safe because it can only be accessed by the revenue or under their control as the spirit is under bond as it passes through the safe. It's taxable but isn't charged until it comes out of bond.
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