Whisky Forum - VIRGINIA TO MAKE WHISKY WITH SCOTCH BARLEY

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A new distillery based in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is set to fire up its stills next month and produce a single malt whisky using Scottish barley.

The company's new signature single malt will use imported two-row barley from Scotland, which will be milled in a machine from the 1920s, distilled in copper pot stills, and aged in ex-Bourbon casks.

Full article at:

http://www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2015/10/virginia-distillery-to-make-whisky-with-scotch-barley/
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TheWM · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 8:46 pm Post subject:

Considering the price of Scottish barley has gone up and is in high demand, I'd be interested to see the how much this will be, once the shipping etc to the US has been factored in.

opelfruit · Posted: Tue Oct 20, 2015 9:44 pm Post subject:

And then shipped back to the UK, and then taxed. I can't see us getting it for anywhere near reasonable.

UK spirits prices do annoy me, it's not like I'm going to binge drinking my 37yo Glen grant. Gimme a damn tax break.
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