Agitator's flavour bomb - with it's own smokiness

Evidens will prove that Agitator is absolutely right that whisky should be put into oak casks at a lower strength than the usual 63.5%, as the Scots do. Following the Japanese model, the spirit should be at 55%, no more and no less, when it begins the maturation process with the oak.

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WHY YEAST IS SO IMPORTANT FOR THE FLAVOUR

To produce whisky, only three simple ingredients are needed: grain, water, and yeast.
There are those that consider yeast to be little more than that annoying third factor needed to convert sugar into alcohol. But to us, the yeast is fundamental in creating the flavours we want in the finished whisky.

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WHY MATURE WHISKY ON CHESTNUT CASKS?

In Scotland, it is not permitted to mature whisky on anything but oak casks. But those of us producing whisky outside of Scotland have the option of experimenting with other kinds of wood. Nevertheless, oak is pre-eminent. We find that regrettable. Let us explain why we fell in love with chestnut.

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10 QUESTIONS TO THE DISTILLERY MANAGER

Oskar Bruno is the Distillery Manager at Agitator. It was his notion of a distillery, built from scratch to make use of modern technology, that became the basis of the company. He will share his thoughts about Agitator, and himself, and how he came into the industry.

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