Making Rum With Molasses (Improvements-Journey Into Rum Part 6)
In the previous “Journey Into Rum” posts, we fermented our molasses wash in the iStill 2000L fermenter, and then distilled the wash in batches. After...
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How to Become a Distiller
When people think of a distiller, I know that I am probably not the image that comes to mind. In this special post, I’d like...
Using an Air Still to Distil Rum
While I was working at the Coal & Cotton pub, I had a chance to help out with developing their spiced rum and dark rum...
Distilling Pink Strawberry Gin
The new distillery I am working at, Boothstown Gin, is housed inside the Coal & Cotton pub in Manchester. The spirits produced here are primarily...
Mulberry Mango Gin & Gin Recipe Testing
My boss at the Shakespeare Distillery gave me the opportunity to develop my very own gin recipe in the gin school. Needless to say, I...
A Short History of Gin
PRE 1000 AD- Juniper Berries Our short history of gin becomes with gin’s mandatory ingredient: juniper berries. In Egyptian times juniper berries were used as...
How My YouTube Subscriber Hired Me
The most common way to make money on YouTube is to get your channel monetized. This requires 1,000 subscribers and 4,000 hours of watch time...
Trying to Make Amaretto Disaronno
My boss, Simon, at the Shakespeare distillery really likes limoncello and amaretto. He tasked me with trying to come up with a recipe for both...
One Day Living In A Pub
This blog and on my YouTube channel are a way for me to document my journey as a distiller. Sometimes I wish I had taken...