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100%scottish single malt whisky

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Types of scotch whiskyGrain - made using grains other than barleyMalt - made using barleyBlend - made of a mixture of 2 or more whiskies 94 in Total

Scotch whisky must mature in oak casks for a minimum of 3 yearsit contributes to 1/4 of all uk food and drink exports

there are 20 000 000 casks in stor-age in Scotland currently

around 40 bottles are shipped per second

there are 108 distilleries are li-censed to make scotch whisky

Single Malt Distilleries

C6H12O6

Fermentation Equation2C2H5OH + 2CO2

Field

Barley

Malt

Wort

Wash

Spirit

WhiskyMinimum 3 years

Maltings smoke

straw

Mashing

heat

water

sunlight

hot water

carbon dioxideyeast

heat

energy

waste heat

waste heat

waste heat

barrelscooperage

other distillery

USA

Spain

Fermentation

spent grain

animal feedbiofuel

Distillation

Maturation casks outcasks in

glass

other packaging Bottling

Distribution Europe

blending

Asia

USA

Single malt whisky contributes to 8% of whisky market by volume and 18% of

the market in value

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ISLE OF

ISLAY

ISLE OF

JURA

15000 in 18603228 in 2011

Population

7%populationdecrease(2001-2011)

the Isle of Islay is located on the west coast of Scotland in the inner Hebrides and is known as the ‘queen of the Hebrides’. Islay is the 5th largest Scottish island and has 9 distilleries with another located on the nearby island of Jura.

Malting House

Distillery

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Field

Maltingssmoke

straw

Mashing

heat

water

sunlight

hot water

carbon dioxide

heat

energy

waste heat

up to 2% angels’ share/year

waste heat

waste heat

steeped 2 days

2 tonnesBarley

1st water4600 litres

at 64oC

6000 litressugar level 1056-1061

20kg Mauri distillers

yeast

wash still

3000 l

22 casks filled

per week

100 cases per day

3000 casks maturing in the

warehouse

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SpainAustria

Czech RepublicUkraine

SwedenNorwayFinland

Denmark

Dubai

casksBuffalo Trace Distillery, USA

casksMiguel Martin,

Jerez, Spain

low wines1000 l

spirit still

1600 l

spirit300 l

69%abv 140,000 litres

per yearfeints600l

80 to 120 hourssugar level

998-999

strong beer

7-8%abv

2nd water1800 litres

at 80oC

3rd water4600 litres

at 90oC

germination 5/6 days

kiln10 hours

dried35 hours

1.2 tonnesmilledpeat

Fermentation

spent grain

animal feed

biofuel

Distillation

Maturation

glass

cooperage

other packaging Bottling

Distribution

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Small Scale

Islay

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KilchomanDistribution

Port Ellenmaltings

Laphroiag, Caol Ila, Lagavulin, Kilcho-man, ardbeg, Bunnahabhuin

These distilleries either use solely malt from Port Ellen or top up their own maltings production from here

barley harvested

750-1200 tonnes of barley

+

+

+

650 tonnes Pier Silo

8 steeps

7 drums each one holds 50 tonnes

3 kilns 6 tonnes peatpeatoil

31 silos108500 tonnes

heat

water

fuel

sunlightwater

electricity

25 tonnesbarley

50 tonnesbarley

30000 l water wet and dried 3 times

4.5 days of germination

Port Ellen pier

2040 tonnes at Distillery 2690 tonnes

storage distrubution other usesFarm

Farmmainland Scotland

other countries

Islay

Boat

Silo

Steep

Drum

Kiln

Silo

Industrial Scale

Bruichladdich100% Scottish

But it could be 100% islay for all of their products!

Bruichladdich distillery has their own small-scale bot-tling plant.

The only one on the island!

Bruichladdich do not chill fil-ter their whiskies.

This means the entire distill-ing process is completed on Islay.

Could the maltings not be moved here too?

Field

Field

maltings

Mashing

Fermentation

Distillation

Maturation

Bottling

Distribution

Bairds Maltings

Bruichladdich

Islay

Mainland Scotland

155 miles

206 miles each way

Large Scale

Casks

Current ProjectsIslay limpet

Built in 2000

250kW

The first commercial wave powered generator connected to the national grid.

Air is forced in and out of the limpet by the rising and falling of the waves against the outside. This pushes and sucks air through a turbine which creates the energy.

Islay tidal array

Completion by 2016 (largest in the world)

10 mW (from 10 turbines)

Located in the sound between Islay and Jura, it will be able to power 5000 homes in the area.

Lifting the Spirit

A new system for moving whisky casks from the Speyside area, to the warehouses which are located in central Scotland, by train, this also links Speyside to the bot-tling halls.

The journey is around 200 miles and will mean a large reduction in lorry movements which will free up the A9 to other traffic.

The trains run twice per week and on their return can bring empty casks from the cooperages in central Scotland and barley ready for whisky production.

Funded by Moray council, Highlands and Island transport Partnership and Highlands and Islands enterprise.

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BruichladdichProposed 100% IslayBarley grown on Islay, and processed by the farmer to be sent on.

Malting process will be moved from Bairds on main-land Scotland to the local Port Ellen maltings on Islay. This reduces the miles wast-ed taking the barley from Is-lay to Inverness and back.

Energy consumption will be improved by reducing the amount of heat which is wast-ed during the fermentation and distillation process. It will also be sourcing elec-tricity from renewable tidal sources around Islay.

Field

Maltingssmoke carbon capture

heat recovery

heat recovery

heat recovery

strawfuelbedding

Mashing

heat

heat

water

water

watersunlight

local lochelectricitytidal power

local lochPort Ellen Maltings

New Cooperage on Islay

carbon dioxideyeast

heat

energy

waste heat

waste heat

waste heat

barrelscooperage

other Islay distilleries

Fermentation

spent grain

animal feedbiofuel

Distillation

Maturation casks out to other Islay distillieriescasks in

glassother packaging Bottling

Distribution EuropeAsiaUSA

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Islay

Barley

Malt

Wort

Wash

Spirit

Whi

sky

Addition/change to system

IslayMainland

The introduction of a cooperage centralised on the island will reduce the amount of travelling between mainland cooperages and Islay. This is also a great opportunity to improve employment prospects for young people on the island, to help to stabilise the island population.

Bruichladdich have their own bottling plant, so would only need bottles and packaging to be im-ported to Islay. A centralised bottling plant could also be incorporated into the cooperage to work as a plant for all distilleries on the island.

USA

Spain

BruichladdichThis is my representation of a new bottle of

100% Islay single malt whisky from Bruichladdich Distillery.

100% Islay System

ISLE OF

ISLAY

ISLE OF

JURA

centralised bottling & cooperagebruichladdich

wave turbines

matlings

barley

wind turbines

100% Islay

BibliographyBooksMark Skipworth, 1992, The Scotch Whisky Book, Fulham, London: Lomond Books.

Michael Jackson, 2010. Michael Jackson’s Complete Guide to Single Malt Scotch. 6 Revised Edition. DK ADULT.

Websites

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BRUICHLADDICH distillery. 2013. Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky by BRUICHLADDICH distillery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.bruichladdich.com/. [Accessed 07 November 2013].

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Caol Ila Distillery. 2013. Caol Ila Distillery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.discovering-distilleries.com/caolila/. [Accessed 28 October 2013].

Diageo. 2013. Whisk(e)y . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.diageo.com/en-row/ourbrands/categories/spirits/Pages/Whiskey.aspx. [Accessed 02 November 2013].

Islay Blog. 2013. Port Ellen Maltings Islay[ONLINE] Available at: http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/port-ellen-maltings-islay. [Accessed 03 November 2013].

Islay Info 2013. Islay Single Malt Whisky and Distilleries on the Isle of Islay. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.islayinfo.com/menu-islay-whisky.html. [Accessed 04 November 2013].

Isle of Arran. 2013. Isle of Arran Whisky [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.arranwhisky.com/. [Accessed 24 October 2013].

Jura Whisky. 2013. Jura Whisky [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.jurawhisky.com/. [Accessed 01 November 2013].

Kilchoman Distillery, Single Malt Whisky Farm Distillery. 2013. Kilchoman Distillery, Single Malt Whisky Farm Distillery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://kilchomandistillery.com/. [Ac-cessed 07 November 2013].

LAPHROAIG distillery. 2013. LAPHROAIG distillery. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.laphroaig.com/home.aspx. [Accessed 02 November 2013].

Malt Review. 2013. The Trip to Islay | Malt. [ONLINE] Available at: http://malt-review.com/2013/08/05/the-trip-to-islay/. [Accessed 03 November 2013].

The Moray Council. 2013. Whisky trains get rolling from Elgin [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_news/news_88650.html. [Accessed 04 November 2013].100% Islay