Nobody will dispute the fact that the service detector dogs, guide, search and rescue - play a significant role in human life. However, cats can also perform important functions. Cats can work in a bookstore, wine cellar or barn, but the most active post on the distilleries, which requires candidates not only have an attractive appearance, but also developed the killer instinct.

The tradition to keep the cats at the distillery, probably started when man started to make whiskey. Where there is barley, wheat and rye, there will always be pests - mice, rats and birds. Cats on the distillery is already the world, but nowhere are there so many legendary michalowo, as in Scotland and Ireland.

Glenturret, the oldest in Scotland distillery operates without interrupting production since 1775. It is the only distillery, where all the processes are done manually - there is no computers and machinery. The most famous cat, Towser, lived at this distillery.

Touser entered into the Book of Guinness World records for catching mice. Assume that their lives this cat killed 28 899 mice. After her death at the distillery established a bronze statue, which is the first stop of the famous tour of the facility.

In the United States at the distillery Woodford Reserve Kentucky cat by the name of elij ' "controlled preparation of Bourbon" for more than 20 years. It is not known exactly whether he was a good hunter, as workers it abundantly fed, but he definitely was a General favorite. And after his death the company has received many letters and messages of condolence.

During the boom of the construction of ethanol plants in the U.S. in the first place came also cat-michelove.

When one of the founders of Sound Spirits Distillery started his business in Seattle, the first thing he does for his start-up company found the cat.

Some new distilleries are working on two cats.

Plant Tuthilltown Spirits in the Hudson river valley North of new York city got himself a pair of cats named Bourbon and Rye to protect the barrel and greet visitors, making a tour of the company.

The company Kings County Distillery opened free access for all homeless cats, but officially there "works" cat duet Carlos and Jeffrey.

Nowadays cats factories for the production of alcoholic beverages is more company representatives. Some of them "have" their Facebook page. And this is a great marketing ploy. Cats by nature photogenic. Photo of the cat, sleeping on a barrel Bourbon or curled up in a ball on the rafters, will be the best advertisement. All participants in tours of the distillery plant will make a photo and razmeshat her on Facebook or Instagram, free proreklamirovat plant.