One woman’s journey into whisky…
In recognition of all women who work within the whisky industry – thank you ladies for your pioneering spirit!
Early Morning Distillation
We have a bird outside our bedroom window... I'm not sure what kind it is, but it insists on waking everyone around 5 in the morning. On week days it isn’t so bad as distilling begins early for us on these crisp winter mornings and once you’re up, you do see the best parts of the sunrise. To convey the beauty of distilling on the river by the sea in words or images never really [...]
Copper’s Hidden Qualities
Copper stills are gorgeous pieces of human technology. This beautiful metal has wonderful malleable qualities because of the structure of the atoms within it, enabling to it to be easily fashioned into desired shapes. In addition to its awesome thermal conductivity, I found out the reason copper is used is that it also has the ability to improve the flavour in the process of distillation. Filling the still with whisky wash. In the [...]
Warm Copper Glows in Winter
If cooking is a passion, choosing the oven in your kitchen is a big deal. Baked items whether mains, deserts, snacks or sweet or savoury, your confidence in the outcome is based on how reliable the oven is and your familiarity using it. The same analogy can be drawn when choosing a still. However stills are not just an order in, organise an electrician, plug in and away you go job. No… In organising a [...]
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