The book behind the revival

Glenlochy — A bottle that did not lie.

A novel set in the Highlands and Edinburgh · Dr. Raphael Nagel (LL.M.) · 2026

The book behind the revival

Glenlochy — A bottle that did not lie.

A novel set in the Highlands and Edinburgh.

Three distilleries fell silent in May 1983. Brora, Port Ellen, Glenlochy. Two returned. One stayed missing — until 2026. The book behind the third.

“Some houses inherit history. Others earn trust.”

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Glenlochy — A bottle that did not lie.

Three distilleries fell silent in May 1983. Brora, Port Ellen, Glenlochy. Two returned. One stayed missing — until 2026. The book behind the third.

An investigation between the high moors of Lochaber and the boardrooms of Edinburgh. The last living staff of Scottish Malt Distillers. The cask ledgers from the Hobbs years. The Charles Doig pagoda kiln still standing over the River Nevis valley. A story about what houses inherit, and what they have to earn.

“Some houses inherit history. Others earn trust.”

Hardcover · 320 pages · Garamond · 6×9″ · Bütten endpapers · library binding.

Hardcover · 320 pp · ISBN forthcoming · First edition numbered