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...
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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...
Developing a Limoncello Liqueur Recipe
Their sunshine yellow colour draws me in like no other fruit does. Refreshing and sour, lemons help to elevate almost any dish or drink on...
Making Naturally Purple Gin Liqueur
At the Shakespeare Distillery, our products had a Shakespeare theme in that the ingredients in our gins were inspired by the Tudor period (which was...
How to Clean a Stainless Steel Still
When people think of a distillery, they often think of rum, gin, whiskey, or a multitude of other delicious spirits. However, a big part of...
Taking the Institute of Brewing and Distilling Diploma Exam
This year I took the first module for the IBD Distilling Diploma. And no, in this case IBD does not stand for irritable bowel syndrome,...
Distilling Vodka in a Carter-Head Still
The Carter-head still, a rare type of still, is present in only a handful of distilleries worldwide. At The Borders Distillery , we produce vodka...