17.07.21 Whisky Production
Know your Yin from your Yang or indeed your Yen
Our carbon foot print calculation demonstrated that our malted barley was the largest single element in the overall foot print of our new make spirit. Some of this is mitigated by our malt supplier, Muntons https://www.muntons.com/practical-sustainability/ , investing significantly in low carbon malting and kilning systems. However, this still left a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in our malted barley.
The GHG emissions in our barley are not driven primarily by our farmers ploughing, sowing, and harvesting but the use of the various fertilisers on the land. Here at InchDairnie we are supporting the YEN Zero program which will research and share the learnings on how to reduce the GHG emission from the growing of crops. https://www.yen.adas.co.uk/projects/yen-zero
ADAS established the Yield Enhancement Network, YEN, in 2012 and much of the early work was looking at increasing the on-farm yield of many different crops. The network it is a true open learning network where real on farm experience, learnings and data can be shared by the farming communities and the industries that support them. https://www.yen.adas.co.uk/about
Early work from the original YENs have shown there is only a small association between the tons of crop harvested and the amount of fertiliser used. So clearly other matters are in play. The early work of YEN Zero will look to establish some benchmark data to provide a base line for future work, mitigating the carbon footprint of crop products, to be measured against.
Here at InchDairnie we do not offset our carbon emissions. We look to make a real change to what we do and how we do it. Being a true low carbon foot print distillery is not incompatible with making a great whisky, it just takes some effort and innovation. As part of our support for the program we are looking to sponsor five farms in Fife to take part in the program. We will look to malt and distil some of their barley to demonstrate the full impact of the work on our carbon foot print. It’s not a competition, however, we will give a cask of whisky and mature it here at InchDairnie, made from their own barley, to the farm that grows the barley which gives us the lowest carbon foot print of all the Fife Farms.
Any Fife farmer interested in taking part in the program, please contact us through our e-mail address carbonfootprint@inchdairniedistillery.com
InchDairnie Supports the 2025 Distillers One of One Auction
InchDairnie at TFWA Cannes 2025
We’re delighted to be at TFWA World Exhibition & Conference 2025 in Cannes this week.
RyeLaw Vintage 2018 now available
Today we are delighted to announce the release of RyeLaw Vintage 2018, the second expression of our pioneering Scottish rye whisky. RyeLaw Vintage 2018 continues the distillery’s mission to redefine Scotch whisky flavour and build on the success of the inaugural bottling with a bold new twist.
RyeLaw & KinGlassie are Masters
Our latest releases KinGlassie Double Matured and KinGlassie Raw and our next RyeLaw Vintage 2018 have been awarded Master at The Spirits Business Global Scotch Whisky Masters 2025.
InchDairnie Carbon Footprint Report 2023-2024
“Net zero” is everywhere right now and is thrown around in almost meaningless fashion in the same way the word “sustainable” is. But what does it actually mean and how can we achieve it?
A local cover crop project
We’re proud to launch a 5-year cover crop trial with Balgonie Estates and clients of Kingdom Farming— our trusted barley and rye supplier in Fife — and Muntons, our forward-thinking maltster.
InchDairnie Distillery debuts its Inaugural Signature Single Malt Scotch Whiskies
Fife-based Scotch whisky-maker InchDairnie Distillery is launching its first Single Malt Scotch Whisky releases. Further showcasing its reputation as a pioneer in flavour exploration in the whisky sector, KinGlassie Double Matured Aged 8 Years Fife Single Malt Scotch Whisky and KinGlassie Raw Aged 8 Years Fife Single Malt Scotch Whisky launch on 8th May 2025.
Announcing InchDairnie Whisky Ltd
We’re excited to announce that from 1st May 2025, InchDairnie Distillery Ltd and MacDuff International (Scotch Whisky) Ltd will officially merge to form InchDairnie Whisky Ltd.
KinGlassie: Peat Use and Restoration
We recognise that whisky relies on natural resources for its production, and that making a peated whisky uses a precious Scottish resource. We do not take this for granted. Extraction has an impact on the environment, so we are taking steps to balance what we use by supporting peatland restoration across Scotland.
A Partnership with Muntons Malt
In this ever-changing landscape of sustainability, we feel we are in safe hands. Much of our carbon footprint is in our cereals, so working directly with both Munton’s and our local Fife farmer at Balgonie Estate, we are working together to reduce this.