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The gin is in a clear bottle which is wrapped around with a thick white paper label using a rubber band. The last was added as one of the founders would always bring back some from his walk as it is unique to the landscape. The botanicals are juniper berry, grapefruit peel, pink peppercorn, orris root, fresh lemon peels, mace, kaffir, Thai lemongrass, cardamom, lavender, angelica root, coriander seed, almond and Scotch pine needle. The alcohol is finally brought down to 40% ABV before bottling at -1˚C. 14 botanicals are used in the 4 th stage distillation through the gin still where the 70% ABV liquid is now only left with 450 litres. The third stage of distillation shows the painstaking effort the brand tries to achieve in further removing impurities from the spirit (now vodka) through a demethaniser column which also gives a smoother texture.
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The 3,000 litres still produces spirits up to 60% ABV (vodka) and in the second stage, is transferred to the 60-plate column still for further purification, bringing the alcohol volume up to 97% (only column stills can create such high ABV and the minimum required for vodka is 96.4%). After 4-5 days of fermentation, it goes into the triple bubble still for first stage distillation. The yeast used for creating the mash is signature to BrewDog’s beers. The distillery makes its neutral spirits using 50% wheat and 50% malted barley. It took several persuasions for the still maker to finally agree to build this odd looking still. This combo was drawn on paper over a drinking session amongst the founders. What’s worth noting is the one-of-its-kind and patented triple bubble still designed by the Head of Distillations Steven Kerseley that is attached to an 18-metre high column still with 60 plates, which is possibly the tallest in Europe. The brewery-owned-distillery is run by a small team with four distillers and Keith Beattie, the Sales Manager, who visited KL on and conducted a small tasting at Coley. Malaysia is also the first market in Asia that the brand is entering. However, BrewDog’s Lone Wolf is producing more at a batch size of 3,000 bottles per year, with the gin aiming at bar shelves in Malaysia alongside other craft spirits. Malaysian craft beer importer MyBeer has, in the past, brought in experimental spirits by other craft beer brands such as Mikeller and Rogue but never imported for distribution. Leading Scottish cult brewer BrewDog has quietly set up a distillery on the site of their brewery in Aberdeenshire, taking two years from planning to the launch of Lone Wolf Gin in May 2017.