Contract Distilling
We are now offering Contract Distilling to a variety of needs. Our clients range from hospitality venues who would like to have their own house spirits through to new brands wanting to test the market before investing huge amounts into a full distillery.
We are happy to assist with the process in any way you would like assistance. We can produce the spirit only through bottling and labelling as well.
The Process
After initial contact we will sit down wit you and your team to discuss your needs.
After this initial meeting a program will be developed to outline in more depth the expectations we may both have moving forward.
As a collective we will then look at the products desired as well as the styles of product. Gin for example does it want to be a classic London Dry Gin or are we wanting a more contemporary Gin. Vodka are we looking for a gluten free option or a more traditional Wheat base.
Many questions will be raised and even more answers will be established. The exciting part is the journey more so then the final bottled product.
Our Equipment and Capacity
While little Mia in the image here is cute she is nothing more than a show piece. We have a small 65ltr test still that we use for recipe development in the early stage producing anywhere from 5 bottles to 60 bottles.
However when we get down to the crunch our main still Amelia has a larger capacity. Amelia is an 800ltr combination still that we can use as a pot still for our Gins and other products or as the versatile 10 plate column still for our vodkas.
Generally a full run with Amelia will produce 550 to 600 bottles. Sometimes more depending on the product.
When utilising an IBC (1000ltr) of NGS we will break that into 5 runs which will produce around 3000 bottles of finished product.
What's Next
Once the recipe has been sorted and distillation is complete.
We will then utilise our precision equipment to calculate the ABV of the spirit to allow accurate blending to final strength for bottling.
We will then carry out the bottling and labelling of the spirit to present you with the finished product if this is part of the agreement.
The End is in Sight
When the product is bottled and labelled finished for the enjoyment of your customers it can be collected by yourself or your preferred courier.
While this is a brief description of the process we will undertake for your products we are happy to chat to you art any time to discuss and answer any questions.
We can package up the agreement in so many ways from liquid only distillation through to fully bottled product.
give us a call to have a chat.