How Do We Make Organic Whisky?
We follow similar steps to make our Organic whisky as we would do with our other delicious Deanston whiskies. We use soft water from the fast-flowing River Teith and all our grain comes from local Scottish farmers. We mash in our huge open top mash tun, fermentation happens for up to 100 hours in our steel washbacks, we use the same stills and mature in casks in one of our 7 warehouses at the distillery. So, how do we make it organic?
Well, to be able to call our organic whisky organic, we need each step to be certified by the Organic Food Federation. Yes, you read that correctly - everything needs to be certified from start to finish, from the ingredients, distillation, maturation and bottling.
How It's Made
First up, our malt.
- Our local farmers grow organic grain which is completely free of pesticides.
- This is certified organic and given an organic passport
- It is then processed at an organic maltings before being delivered to Deanston
Next up, the distillery.
- We create Organic Deanston whisky once a year and before we begin, the production areas are fully stripped down and given a thorough clean
- The Organic Food Federation then comes to inspect and certifies the disitllery
- We can then go ahead with the organic spirit run
What about the casks?
- You can probably guess by now, these are also certified by the Organic Food Federation, yes, every cask we use for our organic whisky must be certified.
You might be wondering why we go to such efforts to make organic whisky. Well, here at Deanston, we like to do things slightly differently. We're bold, brave and always striving for better. Oh and it also tastes pretty damn good too!
The Taste of Our Organic Whisky
Bottled at Cask Strength, this 2022 Limited Edition has notes of strawberry jam, espresso and a shake of cinnamon and chocolate creaminess.
Colour:
Deep Auburn
Nose:
Vibrant notes of juicy raisins and sweet malt. Aromas of shortbread and strawberry jam
Palate:
Espresso, chocolate cherries and oak infused honey. A subtle spin on our signature waxy character
Finish:
Candied fruit with a shake of cinnamon and chocolate creaminess
