Innovations in Whisky... Fermentation

Extremely important in terms of flavour creation, fermentation appears to be an area of increasing experimentation in the industry. Our teachers Vic Cameron and Dr Gordon Steele spoke with Scott Sneddon (InchDairnie Distillery) and Andy Colman (Port of Leith Distillery) about three fermentation parameters – temperature, pitching rates and time – and why they are so important when it comes to developing flavour and crafting your spirit identity.