date:Jul 17, 2012
The Glasgow-based distiller was fined9,000 after pleading guilty at Tain Sheriff Court to leaking oil into the Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), an important habitat for birds including ospreys, whooper swans and greylag geese.
The fusel oil spill - it is a flammable byproduct of the distillation process - occurred at the plant in August 2011, and represents a contravention of the Water Environment (Controlled Activities) (Scotland) Regulations 2011.
The leak from an oil storage tank