Here at our Distillery every process is meticulously carried out from mashing the grains, slow fermentations and extracting the pure alcohol. The botanicals are sourced locally and internationally and rigorously inspected and graded for quality. Only then can we happily fill every bottle with loving care !
It all began back in 1983 when I was offered a vacancy by Joshua Tetley in Leeds as a Junior Brewer for developing a new Micro- Brewery pilot scheme for 4 of their Public Houses. This was well ahead of it`s time and a total novelty for a large Brewery to engage.
I then diversified into the Wholesale Seafood business, but then still had a craving to get back into the
Beverage industry !
In 1996 I bought a closed down Pet Shop in Saltaire, and took the gamble of turning it into a Real Ale Pub. After many objections and 15 months later I served my first pint !! I named it Fanny`s Ale House, as there is a Fanny Street just around the corner and won the Bradford CAMRA “Pub of the Year 2010” award. Saltaire is now a “UNESCO” World Heritage Site. After running the pub for 20 years , I decided to diversify into developing Spirits , and then bought my very own Distillery.
The rest is history…
We have an Arnold Holstein Still, capable of producing several types of spirits. And our very own Spring Water on site ! We source all of our Botanicals locally and from trusted UK Wholesalers, and all our Grains from traditional Maltsters within a 50 mile radius.
With the aid of a ” Spirit Safe” the distillation process can be broken down into 3 different stages;
Alcohol boils at 78.37 degrees Celcuis
“Heads ” – these are fiery in nature, gives a real kick and are even potentially toxic.
“Hearts”- this is the product we want to extract.
“Tails” – these can be oily , bitter and even rancid in flavour at the extreme end.
This is all down to judgement , experience , taste and craftmanship. There is no equipment substitute.
