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End of road for Johnnie Walker, last one goes to museum | | The last bottle of one of the world's renowned whiskeys - Johnnie Walker - is being filled, and after this is done, the company that brews and bottles it - Diageo - will close forever.
For Black or Red Label whiskey lovers, the news would be devastating, as it will
be for the 700 employees that still work at the Kilmarnock factory where the legendary
whiskey has been brewed and bottled since 1820. The Scottish community has reacted
with anger to the development and is protesting against the closure of the factory,
reports the web site NDJ World. Scottish Premier Alex Salmond has been unable
to convince Diageo to keep the factory open and allow the the tantalizing liquor
to continue flowing. The company had already announced in 2009 that it planned
to close the Johnnie Walker factory. Of the 700 employees, 430 accepted a departure
severance pay, about 200 of them found work at other jobs within the company and
82 employees were terminated. The last bottle of Johnnie Walker to roll off the
assembly line will be on display at a museum that is about the history of the
brand. The very first Walker’s Kilmarnock Whisky bottle was sold in 1820.
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