
Although the distilleries are now no longer permitted to rely on the assistance of the furry guards, many of them still keep them as an official mascot, welcoming visitors.
Some of the distillery cats from the past even became legendary, like Towser, Official Mouser from Glenturret Distillery.
As “The Most Prolific Mouser of All-Time” she even made it to the Guinness Book of World Records for having caught 28,889 mice over the span of her long life – almost 24 years.

Glenturret have recently introduced the latest member of their distillery team, 12-week old kitten Peat who already posed for the cameras in front of Towser's statue, wearing official tartan of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
This is an edited excerpt of the article that was first published by The Spirits Business.