{"id":870,"date":"2015-11-04T16:08:31","date_gmt":"2015-11-04T16:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/?p=870"},"modified":"2015-11-05T22:57:03","modified_gmt":"2015-11-05T22:57:03","slug":"kilchoman-bottling-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/whisky\/kilchoman-behind-the-scenes\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilchoman &#8211; Behind the Scenes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>document.getElementById('menu-item-107').className += \" current-menu-item current_page_item\";<\/script><br \/>\nDuring a visit to Kilchoman Distillery in late October 2015, we got to see some of the hidden-away parts of proceedings, including a great chat with Russell the (Zimbabwean) Stillman &#8211; with a farewell taste of the spirit straight from the spirit safe (&#8220;is it toxic? Ah no, should be ok now &#8211; it is 75% abv though!&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>So. let&#8217;s go and take a look at some of the lesser-seen sights at a small distillery&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>First up, here&#8217;s a video I recorded in the bottling room. It&#8217;s a bit noisy, but a pretty cool thing to see. Not many distilleries do this on site.. [take a guided tour from 0:11, and see what you can hear above the noise!]<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; max-width: 765px;\"><video controls=\"controls\" width=\"100%\"><source src=\"\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kilchoman_bottling_xvid.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with a glimpse of the production process. This is a view into the holding tank &#8211; it&#8217;s a kind of a make-weight between the still and the 4 (metal, suitable for a farm) washbacks:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_888\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-888\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-888 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman holding tank\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7759.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This was a holding tank before the metal washbacks were filled.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_889\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Condensation\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Condensation\" title=\"Kilchoman - Condensation\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-889\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Condensation\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-889\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7760.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Condensation on the holding tank window.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_890\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7770_2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Saccharometers\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Saccharometers\" title=\"Kilchoman - Saccharometers\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-890\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-890\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7770_2-730x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Saccharometers\" width=\"730\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7770_2-730x1024.jpg 730w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7770_2.jpg 1426w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">These are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stevenson-reeves.co.uk\/reeves\/sacc.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Saccharometers<\/a> &#8211; used to measure sugar levels.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Those Saccharometers were very interesting. We&#8217;d seen them in use the day before at Ardbeg. They measure sugar levels in the wort as its fermenting in the washbacks (essentially, wort is a malt barley beer) and are used to check fermentation levels \/ consistency between batches. It&#8217;s nice to see such seemingly old-fashioned equipment still playing a fundamental part in the process.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_891\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Stillman in the spirit safe\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Stillman in the spirit safe\" title=\"Kilchoman - Stillman in the spirit safe\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-891\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Stillman in the spirit safe\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-891\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7784.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">During a distillery tour, you rarely see this kind of hands-on action &#8211; wasn&#8217;t for the benefit of the tour, either.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_892\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Still chimney\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Still chimney\" title=\"Kilchoman - Still chimney\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-892\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Still chimney\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-892\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7785.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m not entirely sure what this &#8216;chimney&#8217; does, but I thought it looked kinda cool &#8211; like a kid&#8217;s train toy.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whilst we&#8217;re having a wee look at the stills, it was exciting to see the still was not only working, but had a little viewing window that actually had some action inside. After some questions later, I determined the still is under no pressure whatsoever (in fact, the bigger worry is implosion) &#8211; you can see the alcohol evaporating up in this short gif, ready to be extracted:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; max-width: 765px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 765px;\" src=\"\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/kilchoman_bubbles.gif\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\nNow we&#8217;re moving across the to another farm building (maybe 5m away &#8211; it&#8217;s a tiny site!), where the packing, bottling etc takes place. I found this part just as interesting, as it&#8217;s a rare sight to see on a distillery tour, but much appreciated. And, by the way, photos were allowed throughout the whole distillery &#8211; a rarer and rarer thing, these days..<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_893\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - farmin&#039;\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - farmin&#039;\" title=\"Kilchoman - farmin&#039;\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-893\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-893\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - farmin'\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7790.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The distillery site is a nice mix of working farm and distillery &#8211; at times, it&#8217;s not obvious which is which.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_894\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Crates\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Crates\" title=\"Kilchoman - Crates\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-894\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-894\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Crates\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7791.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A big vat of the 2008 Vintage sits next to a crate bound for Malta.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_879\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7796_2.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman bottling plant\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman bottling plant\" title=\"Kilchoman bottling plant\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-879\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-879 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7796_2-765x580.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman bottling plant\" width=\"765\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7796_2-765x580.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7796_2-840x637.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boom, there goes the dynamite!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_896\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Post-tour tasting\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Post-tour tasting\" title=\"Kilchoman - Post-tour tasting\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-896\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-896\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Post-tour tasting\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7814.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-896\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A nice lineup after our tour &#8211; 5 drams to try.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_897\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Nosing\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Nosing\" title=\"Kilchoman - Nosing\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-897\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-897\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Nosing\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7819.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Taking time to appreciate the farmy goodness.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_898\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - barley\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - barley\" title=\"Kilchoman - barley\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-898\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-898\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - barley\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7820.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-898\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That&#8217;s one big glass of barley &#8211; unless I was briefly channelling The Borrowers..?<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_899\" style=\"width: 775px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-trwqOBbc\" data-rl_title=\"Kilchoman - Saying our goodbyes\" data-rl_caption=\"Kilchoman - Saying our goodbyes\" title=\"Kilchoman - Saying our goodbyes\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-899\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-899\" src=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828-765x574.jpg\" alt=\"Kilchoman - Saying our goodbyes\" width=\"765\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828-765x574.jpg 765w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828-840x630.jpg 840w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828-285x214.jpg 285w, http:\/\/www.meiotic.co.uk\/my\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/DSCF7828.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 765px) 100vw, 765px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-899\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A beautiful Islay sky to send us on our way..<\/p><\/div>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t recommend a trip to Kilchoman Distillery enough. It was a really informative tour, and had a very uncorporate air about the place &#8211; we were welcomed into the stillhouse after our tour when we popped our heads in, and everyone on site seemed committed to making an authentic, farmy dram. Plus, you know, their whisky is <span style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">great<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a visit to Kilchoman Distillery in late October 2015, we got to see some of the hidden-away parts of proceedings, including a great chat with Russell the (Zimbabwean) Stillman &#8211; with a farewell taste<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[19],"tags":[67,63,13,11],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.7.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Kilchoman - Behind the Scenes | *meiotic*<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Whilst at Kilchoman Distillery, we got to see how the one-room bottling plant functions. 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