A Scotch Whisky Story Nobody Talks About
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- So who were the American Gangers in the Scottish Highlands? Put prohibition and whisky production together and hey presto. Scottish history tour guide, Bruce Fummey takes you to oe of Scotland's smallest distilleries to tell the tale.
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I’m so glad I was directed here by Tasting History. I would’ve never discovered this channel without him.
I love your content. It is so informative, and your narration is fantastic.
I have watched so many of your videos over the last few days, and I’ve been exposed to a culture I have never really had thoughts or knowledge of.
Ah brilliant. Thanks Anthony
I too discovered this channel from Tasting History with Max Miller and I’ve been a subscriber ever since‼️😎
Vice versa for me. I found Tasting History here.
I'm originally from Cefalu, Sicilia, but I live in California. Its interesting how Sicilia still has mafioso stereotype. You have one of best YT history channels, and youre for sure best teacher/orator on YT. Grazij per il video, Salut!
We all have national stereotypes my friend. There are some Scottish ones in there as well😎
@@ScotlandHistoryTours My Gran immigrated from Scotland, and when people find out all those stereotypes get asked. She was no older than 3 when she immigrated, so of course they're all true. 👁️🧻
I am sitting in the UK as the winter creeps closer. I was in Cefalu in September. Thank you for returning me to the sunshine. Go well,stay safe and thank you. 😊
@@brianreardon159 Salut!
I was in Cefalu in July. Immense it was.
This was a great story. My grandfather was a a whiskey 'exporter' in the late 1920's, it is possible he may of 'exported' some Scottish whiskeys in addition to the Canadian whiskey to the US, his main customer was Al Capone.
Whisky my friend, Whiskey is the irish term, sorry.
"There is a thin line between criminals and capitalists." - I love it.
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Even thinner line between criminals and capitalist politicians
He has a number of sick/profound phrases throughout his video catalogue.
I know here in America it is so thin as to be invisible to the naked eye. For example wage theft outweighs all other forms of theft by far
As a scot who is massively interested in the cosa nostra, this video has made my day. Cheers for another banger Bruce!
I'm delighted
"A thin line between criminality and capitalism" ..... SO TRUE. !!!
Thin line? It's none existent, always has been. It's inevitable.
Love ya Bruce!!! This Black Scot from Oklahoma, USA *ALWAYS* tunes in to watch your videos! Keep on putting out great content brother!
Just bank from a short trip to Las Vegas where we visited the mob museum. In a room in the museum, they have the congressional hearing playing on a loop. The connection with the Politician was most entertaining.
Ah Bruce, I'm tickled that you made an episode featuring one of the great distilleries that I was able to visit when I toured your wonderful country. I had no idea that there was such an interesting connection and history involved. Thanks so much! A shame it was closed when you filmed.
Now Bruce I know it seems a wee bit out of yer way. But there is this little city called Cairns up in the north of Queensland, You can interrupt a return journey with a wee bit of a sojourn in a town made for pleasure, and tourism and it has its own distillery and theatre. A lad on his way back from New Zealand to the UK could spend a moment in this place, see the Great Barrier Reef and watch huge saltwater crocs being fed (no, the English are gone now, so they use cearc). Is there any flexibility in your itinerary? Loved this and maybe I will see you in Adelaide.
Aye I've still left things loose, but need to find out about this wee theatre and if there's enough demand in Cairns for a fat Afro Celt
On our study abroad (to Edinburgh) one of my classmates did a fantastic presentation about how much of the moonshining tradition in the US was directly descended from the moonshining tradition in Scotland.
That one made me chuckle, my mum lived in Pitlochry for 25 years and she had a job in the distillery in Pitlochry as tour guide. The number of times I went past Eradour visiting always made me chuckle cos I know what Whisky Galore was about. 😉
My favourite film
Slainte/cheers Bruce and viewers,my great grandfather stilled his own uisge/potent for his own and ggmother use ,in the bogs of County Longford in Ireland🥃🥃.
Another wonderful video, Bruce. As an another one of the many Americans with Scots-Irish ancestry, your videos have been one of my favorite recent discoveries here on TH-cam.
I also hate to be "Slight correction" guy in the comments, but because I too have a fasciation with the American Mob, I just want to make sure everything is square. When you first started talking about Frank Costello in the video, you actually put up a picture of Charles "Lucky" Luciano. He was indeed the #1 boss in the US at the time of Prohibition and was still considered the guy who ran things even after getting deported to Sicily after WW2. The second picture was that of Frank Costello, who was the alleged inspiration for Vito Corleone of "The Godfather". He was a contemporary of Luciano at the time, so I get the confusion.
Glad someone else saw that, too. 😄
I know, we've been inundated with the corrections
@@ScotlandHistoryTours My apologies for adding to the pile then lol.
I love hearing your stories and seeing the beautiful sites of Scotland thank you
You're welcome
Small point, the 1st photograph of Frank Costello was actually Charles "Lucky" Luciano
I know, the point's been made😪
@@ScotlandHistoryTours 😂 too funny Bruce. You could have put a picture up of Super Mario. They all look the same anyway. ( btw.. for any Germans out there thats a Joke)
I thoroughly enjoyed this video Bruce. I live in NJ so I’ve heard many things over the years. It was well known that Papa Joe was involved in the beverage business. Stay awesome Bruce!❤️🏴
One will do one's best on the awesomeness front😎
And good luck on your tour!!!👍🏴
I’m imagining a scene with Sigilian Brooklyn street guys, Basten Southies, Québécois Canadians, Weegie Neds, etc….
all negotiating w/o understanding a word anyone else is saying.
Great storyteller. Cheers from Norway
Thank you
Pitlochry and the distillery are among my favorite memories of Scotland. I have a large bottle here I use for Burns Night and other special occasions. Thank for the fun history and memory jogging scenery.
I was directed to this amazing channel by Tasting History. I would have never discovered Bruce's wonderful videos and channel about Scottish History. I used to live in Scotland so Bruce's videos are incredibly informative and fun!
Welcome aboard!
Fantastic story - amazing how we've kept scotch whiskey and the maffia in their separate mental compartments all these years! But maybe I'm not the only one to want to say 'it was ERISKAY not Barra!!!'. The film of Whiskey Galore was done in Barra to be sure ...
My grandfather (Aberdonian long-line fisherman) had a fantastic story about one of his friends who was Stornoway Harbour Master, who had ended up with the SS Politician's (very valuable, stolen) chronometer in his desk drawer when the authorities came enquiring after it. He made a great and hilarious tale of how the guy had to keep up a continuous flow of conversation so they wouldn't hear the very loud ticking sound coming from his desk. Sandy was a great raconteur, and I've no idea if he made it up ... but it was one of a treasure trove of tales we all in the family now very much regret not having written down.
Slainte Sandy!!
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I always love your videos... You have an excellent way of making points that most historians dont, you know like, how thin the line REALLY is between politicians & criminals, & how the actually decide what's legal & what's not...
That thin line quote is brilliant. Love it as always, you have a way of connecting that others don’t I get the sense it’s a natural talent rather than one that can be attained. Great stuff man.
Thank you!
Lord Bruce! Loved this Spirited Tale!! Especially the wonderful Recitation!! As always, great visuals, editing! Footnote...I once knew a New Jersey liquor distributor who personally had to plead with Joe Kennedy to get allocation of Scotch whisky!!
Now there's a claim to fame
Family legend has it that one of my great-grandfathers had trouble with his farm during the Great Depression, but managed to make enough for his large family to survive and thrive by moonshining. He wasn't arrested because the local Sheriff and his Deputies were some of his best customers, and if they put my great-grandfather out of business, they would have to buy what they considered to be an inferior moonshine. By the time Prohibition ended, his farm was doing well again, and he happily put himself out of business, since he preferred farming.
Loved that poem.😀
Another great video Bruce, always look forward taking a minute on a Saturday to sit down, have a coffee and hear stories of my history delivered by the best.
Ah, that gives me a lift
Thanks Bruce, I was just about to look up how Prohibition took place in Scotland and if there were relevant things with it for both Scotland and the US. This video answered a lot of questions.
Glad to help
That image at 3.51 is a classic. Would make a great Christmas card for my brother.
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This was an amazing story Bruce. Great work as always you kept me enthralled and entertained. Thank you
My pleasure
There was a gang of smugglers on Islay called themselves "The Peaty Blinders"
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My favourite film "Whisky Galore" ❤
Your style of presentation is perfectly fit for this story. Well, it’s always a match to the essence of the tale. 👏👏👏👏👏
Hi, I love your channel. I’m a Scottish descendant, my grandfather was 100% Scottish, who was born in Syracuse, NY. BUT his parents are from New Zealand. I’m interested in the Scottish diaspora in New Zealand. And through Jamaica. Can you do an episode or two on that?
🤣Now that's quite a combination. I'm not sure that the travel budget would stretch to that
I love your channel. I just done a 10 hour drive from Ayr to Fort William and back and listened to you all the way.
Brilliant. What network are you on to get a signal in Glencoe
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Not a good enough one, I posted this from a cafe in Fort William.
Fantastic Bruce. The story of whisky galour is one of my fav and I have both the original and the gregor fisher one on a spare hard drive. I didnt know about the links to the mafia though.
Such a Joyful Presentation and Production! And I never knew the backstory of "Whisky Galore!," (the 1949 version), one of the great Ealing comedies. Thanks very much!😁
You're welcome
We visited this distillery during our trip to Scotland. Walked to it from our hotel in Pitlochery on same route☮️👍🏾
Awesome, just awesome.
Best wishes for your tour man, they're gonna love ya down under!
Thanks Marc
This channel should be illegal for how smooth the stories go down- honey in the ear like uisge beathe in the gut! Thanks again for another great video Bruce!
Ah, you're so kind
Great video. A weee dram of the nectar while I watch this 🤣🥃
I've visited Pitlochry and the Edradour distillery a few times. Love the Grampian Moutains. My favourite part of the whole UK, not just Scotland. Sorry Lancashire and Ayrshire, who receive a close 2nd and 3rd place. My dad loved Jimmy Shand and the Voice of Atholl. Made me laugh all the way up the A9. Ill watch the rest now. Nice one Bruce mate.
Brilliant
I worked on Blair Atholl Railway nightshift, we stayed at a hotel whom the owner was the groundskeeper to Blair Atholl Castle ;)
A wonderful and very interesting video. Thank, you,Sir
Thank you Kirk
@@ScotlandHistoryTours you're most welcome
I love this story! Well done Bruce.
Thanks David
I noticed the signpost giving direction to braemar - got to see the queen (and the now king) at braemar when we visited. but the distillery we visited was Glen Garioch.
Looking forward to your Perth show thanks for the reminder!!
Aye, I'll be mentioning it every video between now and then😂😂
That was absolutely brilliant, well tied up.
G'day Bruce! This is awesome. Well done as always buddy.
Hey, thanks!
That was just great. I had no idea. I mean I had heard of the providence granted to the good folks of Barra but I never realised the back story.
My great uncle went missing in the USA in the late '20's,taking horses to New Mexico...for one,Alfonse Capone!
Oooooh
Good ol' Canada, always in the mix. Haven't watched the show for a while. Keep on edu-taining us..
@JulieAnneCorby Live shows in Canada in 2024. Shows in Halifax, Annapolis, New Glasgow, Moncton, Montreal, Perth , Ottawa, Toronto, Fergus, Seaforth, Calgary, Vancouver and Victoria. Most of the details are here. www.brucefummey.co.uk/shows.aspx
OK @@ScotlandHistoryTours I will try to be at the Vancouver show and will promote it on my facebook page at that time. bless
Amazing Baard.
I mind being told that during prohibition, there were so many ships, you could walk from one side of Campbeltown Loch to the other without getting your feet wet.
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Bring your performance to Sydney also please. Internal travel between states is expensive in Australia. Thank you. Hope to see you in Sydney. 😀
The picture was not of Costello, but that of Lucky Luciano.
I know
You are in my neighbourhood !..... Well nearly I'm 7 miles north of pitlochry but walk over the Moulin Moor lots, I did learn about this piece of history. Theirs a braw wee walk from that distillery down the Black Spout to the toon. I wish I'd kentvye were about, I would've liked to have a blether.
Aye, I have tae go in under the radar
@@ScotlandHistoryTours. Fair enough 👌
In Lunenburgh Nova Scotia,Canada,we saw the statue dedicated to the "Rum Runners" who were transporting the bootleg british booze across the country.
Just a quick one.. Think that's Charles Luciano's picture you showed when talking about Frank Costello initially.
Great video as always.
Aye, it's been mentioned
Loved the fly David Jason representation of the mafioso ;-)
A thank you to the editor 😎
Community reclamation...wonderful turn of phrase...
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Lad, the pic you have for Frank Costello, is actually Lucky Luciano.
Brilliantly done, beautifully told and downright fun. (Not that it was for the bootleggers and their business rivals....) Apparently the phrase "The Real McCoy" stemmed from whiskey being run ashore in open boats; the bottles would naturally get soaked in salt water, and experienced 'blind pig' and speakeasy operators got to prove this, by running a moistened thumb around the neck of the bottle. A lot of the hooch was run by a legger named McCoy and, if their thumb came up salty, they knew they had 'the real McCoy........
All the best to you and yours Bruce 🎄 as always another fantastic story! Thank you 😊
Thanks Joanne
Eriskay! The SS Politician ran aground off Eriskay. You can go to the pub there called the Am Politician and see stuff from the boat. Worth a trip!
When I went the ferry from Barra didn’t sail🙄
Och! What a cliffhanger! Please let us know what happened to the light-fingered and inebriated inhabitants of Barra! What a tale!
Ah, an SS polititian story?
@@ScotlandHistoryTours , I'd dearly love that. By the way, one of the entry routes for whisky to America you didn't mention was Sault Sainte Marie, Ontario into Michigan (to the city of the same name). The whisky runners could literally take sleds over the frozen river there in the dead of winter. That is why the US Coast Guard's northern command is still in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. They worked overtime in the 1920s to try and stop King's Ransom from making it into the US at that place.
Thanks again!
You're welcome
This looks good, I live in Dunedin and i’m looking forward to seeing you live.
See you there at Fringe
Here's the link for Dunedin life shows. I'd be really grateful if you'd help by spreading the word far and wide Let's fill this place www.dunedinfringe.nz/events/stories-of-scotland
Lol a lot of big Canadian breweries got their start that way too. And a lot of "captain's" houses in Nova Scotia were built in the 1920s on the proceeds of that export trade too.
Dodgy Canuks😜
@@ScotlandHistoryTours almost as dodgy as us Scousers....
In the remoter part of Glen Artney, there's a burn called the Smugglers Burn, it appears on the OS Maps of the Glen. Local legend has that there's an illicit still somewhere in the area dating back to when there were smugglers and distillers in the area. It's not that far to Stirling and Falkirk following the Drove Roads.
Maybe an episode
Aww the dug's bollox's 🤣🤣🤣
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great work Bruce. I'm delighted to be back in the mix, or the blend, whichever!
"..a thin line between criminal and capitalist - and that line is moved by politicians."
Brilliant line of your own there, very true.
Fillin in the gaps in the auld stories. That;s the good stuff.
I don’t know if anyone has commented about the Frank Costello photo, but the first photo in the video you showed was Lucky Luciano 😉
Aye loads of folk
Excellent video! 👍
Ah thanks
Love ya, Bruce, but I'm pretty sure that picture was of Charles "Lucky" Luciano.
Indeed
America and Scotland, in the same video? Oh my this gonna be good.
Great video and insight Bruce. Thank you
Thanks Jim
Bruce that picture was Lucky Luciano not Frank Costello
I know
"Am no a grass " 😁😉good man
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Bruce ,wit a story, barra v New York, no contest 🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃🥃
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one word brilliant
Ah thanks Peter
Good stuff as always. 😀 I think the first picture of Frank Costello may have been Lucky Luciano instead.
I know, I know
I'd love to come to Scotland and hear the words 'Let me tell you a story.;. :) Couldn't see the Scottish dates yet, but I'll keep my eyes open.
Just started organising that side of things. I've booked a date for my home town of Perth
Great storytelling!
Ah thanks Daniel
Got tickets for next year, see yer in Perth WA
Wohoooo!
Newly legalized Mountain Dew. Love it
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Bruce. Your purpose in this world is to be in the remake of 'Whiskey Galore' ♥️
😂😂😂So long as I get to sample the goods
Hey Bruce, did you just pass through Edinburgh, Hanover Street up the mound, about ten to eight? White discovery, sure it was your name on the car.
My Discovery is grey, and no name
Hiya! Love this channel, your videos & stories, and humor!! I hate to ask a question likely asked and answered many times, but what is the translation of the phrase you say at the end of each video? 😬Thanks! 😆
Another good one 👍
Cheers Jock
If y'all ever come to Missouri, I'll cook for you guys!!
That's an expensive taxi for a home cooked meal
@@ScotlandHistoryTours So is Australia. 😁😁 I wondered if you will ever tour the USA?
I feel safe in Oz and NZ. I know lots of folk who have travelled there but I've always felt that the US presented a little more personal risk
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Understandable!!
Does that cliffhanger at the end mean there's a part two coming up?
There was a click through to another video if that's what you mean
Whisky Galore!
Have you ever thought of doing a video on Gordon Duncan? I think it would be great to introduce such an amazing piper,musician,and cultural icon to your broad audience!
Aye a good idea, but I wonder how widely it would be watched. I thought this one would find a big audience, but it hasn't so far. Trying to judge what folks want is always a challenge
@@ScotlandHistoryTours Give it time Bruce, it's the weekend! BTW, I'd also be interested in a video on Gordon Duncan - he was a musician of rare talent.
Omerta, the debatable lands♥️👍😎
A'reyt Bruce. US prohibition of whisky, then US great depression.
As ever, where there's brass there's a Yorkshireman, especially if there's a drink in it and some muck, some might say, like those politicians. Not forgetting the finest of Scottish exports and those expert Italian and American businessmen of course.