
Scotch rarity: Only three distilleries continue to heat their stills with fire, but why?
THERE WAS a time when all Scottish distilleries heated their stills over gas or coal fires, but only a handful continue to employ the method. Here’s how steam-heated stills became the norm, and how the two methods affect whisky’s flavour.
Heating a still over live flame is a rare occurrence these days. In Scotland, only Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich and Springbank continue to use this method, as did Dornoch until early 2019 when it switched to direct electric.
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