Reviving the traditional
methods of whisky making on Islay
Direct heating of the stills with a Live Flame
Oregon Pine wooden washbacks
Worm tub condensers
Slow distillation
Gartbreck will be a unique distillery on Islay in reviving the traditional methods of whisky making, with in particular the direct heating of its stills.
Jean Donnay, owner and designer of Glann ar Mor distillery (Kornog whisky) in Brittany, intends to start building the distillery during the first quarter of 2022 with a view to start production by beginning of 2023.
Situated on Loch Indaal on Islay Estates ground, just west of Bowmore and facing Bruichladdich and Port Charlotte across the loch, Gartbreck Distillery will produce a peated single malt whisky from its two direct heated copper pot stills.
The distillery which will produce initially 140.000 LPA/year, a capacity to be raised eventually to 210.000 LAP, will also have its own floor malting and kiln allowing it to produce about 20% of its needs in using exclusively barley grown on Islay.
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