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Edinburgh at Work - 1990s Crabbies Green Ginger Wine made at Great Junction Street, Leith 1992 |
© Copyright: Peter Stubbs Photograph taken May 6, 1992
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Crabbies Green Ginger |
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History Crabbies Green Ginger wine was made at Great Junction Street, Leith for many decades until the brewery (part of the United Distillers Group) closed around the 1990s. I believe that the old brewery has now been converted to housing. The bottling plant beside it has been demolished. |
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1992 When I visited Crabbies Green Ginger in 1992, I saw the raisins in the large tank. I was told that there was 'treading of raisins' by workers wearing Wellington boots on a Tuesday morning. I thought that would make a good photo, so I took a Tuesday morning holiday and went back to Crabbies with my camera. When I arrived, I was told: "Yes on Tuesday mornings, but only a couple of times a year." I never saw the 'treading of the raisins' because production of Crabbies Green Ginger wine ended soon after my 1992 visit to the company. |