10.06.20 Events
The InchDairnie Sculpture – Time
Scotch Whisky has only four ingredients, water, barley, yeast and time. Time is the most difficult to understand, many things happen over time when the new make whisky is filled into the cask. InchDairnie commissioned Fife born Marion Smith, www.marionsmithsculptor.co.uk/ to make a sculpture to show what happens over time in the cask. Marion designed an hour glass structure with drops passing down the glass changing in colour and reducing number. The structure uses two of the distillery’s key materials, stainless steel and copper.
The copper in the stills absorbs the sulphur compounds in the new whisky allowing the lighter more floral fermentation driven flavours to come through into the spirit.
The colour change illustrates the extractive process where the clear new make spirit extracts colour from the oak changing its colour. The colour will depend on the type of oak used in to make the cask and what use the cask was put to before coming to distillery.
The reducing number of drops illustrates the evaporative process, the angels share. Where the most volatile of the alcohols pass through the oak cask and into the atmosphere in the warehouse. This smooth’s the spirit flavour profile reducing the spirit burn when drunk.
Time is also expressed in seasons. InchDairnie produces its whisky differently according to season creating different flavours to reflect the season. It uses Spring barley in the spring and summer seasons and Winter barley in the autumn and winter season. InchDairnie is one of the very few distilleries in Scotland to use Winter malted barley.
InchDairnie Distillery Commences ‘Pot Still’ Whisky Production and Breaks New Ground for Scotch Whisky Industry
RyeLaw is Officially Launched in Germany
“A very special, extremely successful, innovative whiskey.” Joachim Teschke
The month of July saw our Managing Director, Ian Palmer, spend two fantastic days in Hamburg and Berlin, officially launching RyeLaw in Germany.
InchDairnie attends Le Blanq’s Loch Lomond Preview at Fortnum and Mason
As part of our collaboration with LeBlanq – creators of the ultimate joyriding experience in some of the world’s most beautiful cycling and culinary destinations – RyeLaw from InchDairnie Distillery will be spotlighted at their Loch Lomond event.
RyeLaw rides along to Rioja with LeBlanq
Earlier this year, we announced our partnership with luxury cycling tour specialist, LeBlanq as their official Global Whisky Partner for 2023/24.
Fife Distillery has gone to the dark side
InchDairnie Distillery has gone to the dark side. Just for a short period.
Something’s Brewing in Distilling
Every year InchDairnie Distillery clears the calendar for up to two weeks to distil something out of the ordinary.
All Fired Up On Cask Research For RyeLaw
When we began to look at producing RyeLaw in 2016 we studied the definition of Rye Whiskey in America.
Using Heat Pumps at InchDairnie
Here at InchDairnie we are always looking for different ways to reduce our carbon footprint.
Sweden’s Whisky & Bourbon Magazine No.53
Writer and journalist Daniel Bruce paid a visit to InchDairnie, as part of his visit to distilleries across Fife.
Brewer and Distiller International: Sustainable Distilling
In the December issue of Brewer and Distiller International, published by the Institute of Brewing and Distilling.