Blas (Blog)

Scotch Series 42: Soul of the Land One can live ON a landscape or live IN a landscape. The role of the whisky maker is

Scotch Series 41: Drinking Whisky IN MY MOUTH I HOLD THE WORLD Gazing into my glass swimming with clear, warm, liquid gold, I imagine standing

Scotch Series 40: Maturation We distil spirit that is clear. When it is filled into the cask the spirit looks like water – uisge beatha

Scotch Series 39: Process The stages involved in whisky making are numerous. Here is a schematic highlighting eight of them. MALTING, KILNING, MILLING, MASHING, FERMENTATION,

Scotch Series 38: Oak Why Oak? Oak is one of the  hardest and most durable timbers. It’s Latin name, Quercus robur, means strength – think “robust”.

Scotch Series 37: Germination Steeping of barley is very important in the germination process. If the endosperm tissue is not properly hydrated it won’t modify

Scotch Series 36: Peating   Hand cutting peats is the most environmentally friendly way for us to use this precious land to flavour our whiskies.

Scotch Series 35: Purifiers Ardbeg Distillery has a purifier on their spirit still. Not many stills have such a thing. What is this? Basically it

Scotch Series 34: Kilning The chemistry of the formation of flavour compounds is complex, and becomes increasingly so as kilning temperatures are raised. “Linoleic acid