Inchdairnie Distillery Distills A Scottish “Pot Still” Whisky

InchDairnie Distillery recently announced its latest experimental offering, a Scottish ‘Pot Still’ whisky inspired by the traditional method of old pot still whisk(e)y-making in Ireland and Scotland.
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InchDairnie Distillery recently announced its latest whisky in the experimental PrinLaws Collection.

A statement from the whisky maker explained that this whisky, a Scottish ‘Pot Still’ whisky, was inspired by the traditional method of old pot still whisk(e)y-making in Ireland and Scotland. But they’ve done so with “deliberate twists” that makes it a definite product of Fife.

For one, it’s unique as it’s one of the few times in a century that a distiller in Scotland has announced the production of a ‘Pot Still’ style of whisky.

InchDairnie Pot Still Whisky
InchDairnie Distillery recently announced its latest experimental offering, a Scottish ‘Pot Still’ whisky inspired by the traditional method of old pot still whisk(e)y-making in Ireland and Scotland. (image via InchDairnie)

The prepared statement noted that the team at InchDairnie Distillery took their lead from the Irish definition, which is protected in law, to search for interesting new flavors.

The grains used to make this new whisky are distillers’ malt from Canada (60%), unmalted barley (35%) from Balgonie Estate and malted rye (5%), also from Balgonie.

The High Diastatic Power malt from Canada is used, the distiller noted, as it has higher levels of enzymes occurring naturally. Unlike in Ireland, in Scotland it is illegal to add enzymes into the mash … so the HDP malted barley helps the conversion of starch into sugars and increases flavor.

The distiller’s notes continue, stating that over the course of a week in mid-August, InchDairnie Distillery experts led by Founder Ian Palmer and Distillery Manager Scott Sneddon, milled to the finest grist using their hammermill.

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They mashed using the rare mash filter extracting maximum sugars. Fermented using distillers MG+ yeast and then distilled in copper pot stills with their double condensers. The final spirit filled first-fill bourbon barrels for maturation in the distillery’s warehouses.

Palmer said, “While this style of whisky was once commonly produced in Scotland centuries ago, it has fallen out of favor in recent times, which is a real shame as there are some fascinating flavor characteristics to come from working with malted and unmalted grains of various types. We’ve bridged the traditions between Scotch and Irish whisky to create a truly innovative whisky that I’m sure will delight drinkers in the years to come.”

The 2023 PrinLaws Collection follows experimental distillations of wheated whisky in 2022, and a sour mash bill in 2021. As of now, no release date has been set, and the distiller noted that the final products will only be released when they’re ready.

For more information, check out www.inchdairniedistillery.com.

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