Interested to know if there's any consensus around what qualifies as micro, small, medium and large for distilleries — measured by LPA I guess.

What's your take?

#Distilling #Spirits #Alcohol @drinkstodon

I'm listing rums made from scratch here in the UK. That's all the way from fermenting raw materials through to distillation and maturation.

My current count is 38 (England 22; Scotland 14; Wales 1; Northern Ireland 1) but there are probably more out there.

Shout if you know any distillers who fit the bill.

#Rum #UK #England #Scotland #Wales #NorthernIreland #Distilling @drinkstodon

ran my still again after a good long while, got about 2L from 18L wash in a stripping run. decent enough yield but my sugar wash didn't ferment as much as i wanted... this has happened twice now, i need to look into better nutrient solutions

#homebrew #distilling #diy #alcohol

Whiskey in the Still-o

#oddhobbysongs #HashtagGames #distilling

I'm off to visit Burnt Faith this afternoon, supposedly the first dedicated brandy distillery in London for 200 years. Or was that in the UK? Anyway, you get the idea.

Does anyone know of any other distillers making grape (not apple) brandy in the UK at the moment?

https://burntfaith.com

#Brandy #Cognac #Spirits #Distilling #Alcohol #London #UK

Distilling vodka from sugar wash tonight

#firewater #distilling #homebrew #alcohol #arak #hooch

Came across this video of a visit to Maison Ferrand's distillery at the Château de Bonbonnet and... oh my... now I really want to go for myself.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xPFlf6TbQk

#Spirits #Distilling #Cognac #Brandy #Alcohol #Drinks

No ALEMBIC, no LAMBIC, no MALBEC accepted in today's Spelling Bee. A bunch of teetotalers over at #NYTGames. #spellingbee #nyt #distilling #wine #puzzle

When you really really really want to build a scotch distillery in a really really really bad place for it. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-65013808
#booze #whisky #whiskey #alcohol #scotch #Scotland #distilling

I find it unlikely that this will catch on. There's always another person with another gimmick. I would *like* for it to work, but the whiskey/bourbon industry in this country is very set on its ways. And if it affects the flavor at all (I can't imagine it won't), you can forget it. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/fort-worth/article271604382.html
#booze #bourbon #whiskey #casks #distilling.#alcohol

Do not -- I repeat, DO NOT -- get high on your own supply. Even if you were smart before, you won't be after you dose yourself. ;)
"Call about gunfire leads deputies to ‘active’ moonshine still at home, NC sheriff says"
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article273334685.html
#NC #booze #moonshine #distilling #NorthCarolina

Cheers from #Oaxaca!

#Mezcal
#Distilling
#Mexico

TVtip, vanavond 19.10 uur in BinnensteBuiten op NPO2, de Mwórveld Distilleerderij van Ger Arts.

#mworvelddistillery #tvdebut #distilling #eaudevie #brandy #binnenstebuitentv #distilleerderij #whiskyproeverij #whiskeyproeverij #WhiskyWeekendTwente 17 & 18 maart in #Almelo. #whisky #whiskey

Had no idea TOPO Distillery was shutting down. #booze #whiskey #distilling #ChspelHill #NorthCarolina https://chapelboro.com/news/business/topo-distillery-owner-discusses-accomplishments-and-legacy-before-closing

Does anyone here know about US alcohol laws? I'm trying to find out about maximum permitted methanol content in neutral spirit, gin and vodka. Tried the Beverage Alcohol Manual and the FDA website plus good ol' google and still no luck.

#Alcohol #Law #Gin #Vodka #Distilling #Question #USA

Congratulations to Red House Distillery for a strong showing at Spirit Fest Sarajevo yesterday!

Two golds for the apple brandy (my fovourite), one for the loza and a silver for the pear!

Good luck in the European awards in Brussels 2023!

#Spirits #Distilling #Rakija #Sarajevo #Bosna #BosnaIHercegovina #Bonsia #SpiritFest #SFS

The Drunken Botanist by Amy Stewart

Two parts #History, two parts #Botany, one part #CocktailRecipes, one part #GardenTips, one part #ReferenceMaterial. Layer together in regular repeating fashion, allow for #Narrative and reference material to blend. Results should #Inspire.

#Books #BookReview #Plants #Booze #Alcohol #Spirits #Wine #Distilling #Beer #Liquor #Mead

How it started (in 2020). How it's going.
Home #distilling FTW.

Random nerd spiral here but maybe someone will find it useful:
#Distilling your own water at home using a 750W distiller, at current rates in Colorado would cost a little over $.33/Gallon.
If you plan on using distilled water in a home humidifier, it is extremely cost prohibitive to do so.
The filters on a large evaporative home humidifier cost ~$25/month and can process 100 gallons without issue.
It would cost $6/day to distill 20 gallons - $180/month

The more you know I guess 😋 #humidifier

It may be #followfriday but its also #badchoicefriday and we've made it to drinking time! So join me for the #ShotOfTheDay!

Today we toast 3 unidentified farmers from #Gujarat India. One of these 3 men reached out to their local #veterinarian after his #buffalos started acting quote "strangely." He got a little worried because they started foaming at the mouth and struggling to keep their balance. So among other things the vet inspected the animals water trough and that's when he discovered what might be wrong. He observed that the water had a strange smell and was oddly colored.

Well upon further investigation, it was revealed that the source of the contaminated water was actually the reason why the buffalo were struggling, and the source of that contaminated water? Well, it was #moonshine that was leaking from the broken bottles that had been hidden in the water trough. See, this is the moonshine that the farmer and his 2 buddies had been distilling.

The problem is this: In Gujarat India, specifically there, making, buying, selling, or transporting alcohol is outlawed and is punishable with huge fines and a possible prison sentences. And that's why all 3 farmers were arrested and over 100 bottles of alcohol confiscated.

So, to hide their illegal activity they hid it in the water trough. The problem was either the corks rotted or some of the glass bottles broke, it was leaking into the water system. The buffalo are going over there and they are drinking it like its nobody's business because they are enjoying their buzz.

But as it turns out the average person cant tell what a drunk buffalo looks like, but what we learned is, they have a hard time keeping their balance, they act strangely, and they foam at the mouth. Keep in mind the farmer that called the vet, because he was worried about his buffalo, was one of the 3 that was #distilling this, so now he and his 2 buddies are all going to jail.