// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did the Scotch Watch say? Time to whiskey away.
Scotch Watch was the nickname given to the gaggle of guard geese that patrolled the Ballantine's bonded warehouse in Dumbarton, Scotland from 1959 to 2012.[1][2][3] Although eventually augmented by CCTV cameras, the geese were part of the tradition of the facility, and were both a tourist attraction and advertising feature. In 2012, Chivas Brothers, the owner of the warehouse, "retired" the seven geese still guarding the warehouse. They were assimilated into a flock of geese at Glasgow Green.[4][5]
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[edit]- ↑ "Scotch Watch: the Ballantine's geese". Scotch Whisky. 14 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ Brett, Brian (1 October 2009). Trauma Farm. Vancouver Berkeley [Berkeley]: Greystone Books Ltd. p. 192. ISBN 978-1-926812-38-0.
- ↑ Cooper, Carlotta (2012). The Complete Beginner's Guide to Raising Small Animals: Everything You Need to Know about Raising Cows, Sheep, Chickens, Ducks, Rabbits, and More. Atlantic Publishing Company. ISBN 978-1-60138-376-1. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ "Dumbarton distillery geese given their matching orders". Daily Record. 24 February 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Craig (25 June 2021). "geese that guarded £300m of whisky in Dumbarton". Glasgow Live. Retrieved 23 October 2025.