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In our second episode of this season we discuss the malting and kilning processes.
Those listeners who have visited a distillery that malts some of it’s own barley will be familiar with the scene: a large, concrete-floored room in which the wet barley grains are laid out as they start to germinate.
But as the barley begins it’s transformation from a humble grain into the water of life, there is much more to find out, more questions to be asked and more answers sought.
Join us as we delve in to the details of the malting and kilning processes, where the introduction of whisky’s fabled peaty flavours can be found.