Whisky Works – As the Barrel Turns

For those who are following this breaking Whisky Works story, today was Barrel Turning Day. “I felt a lot of pressure,” says Dr. Andrew Thomson of Wilfrid Laurier University’s History Department. “Clockwise or counter-clockwise? It’s a big decision. Once you commit to a direction, there’s no turning back.”

After carefully calculating the quarter turn, Thomson, an admitted conservative, opted for the classic clockwise rotation. Will he regret playing it safe? Thomson says, “It’s too soon to put today’s event into historical context.”

Here’s Thomson turning the barrel:

The turn completed:

A job well done!