James Eadie's Project 1927 - Chapter III - Lochlea

How do you recreate the whisky of the past?

Turn to the distilleries of the future.

In the third chapter of James Eadie's Project 1927, Dave Broom and Alan Winchester are joined by John Campbell, Production Director at Lochlea Distillery, to discuss the journey of making 1920s-style whisky, based on the book The Distillation of Whisky, 1927-1931.

0:00 - Intro
1:24 - First impressions from the book
2:46 - Experience of floor malting, 1920s-style
6:30 - Crafting the flavour of the spirit
7:58 - Challenges of using brewer's yeast
11:51 - Data vs. intuition in making Lochlea whisky
13:09 - Discoveries from participating in Project 1927
15:42 - How will the spirit mature?
17:24 - John's previous experiments with old-style distilling at Laphroaig
18:21 - Big surprises in the book
19:53 - Relevance of the book and Project to today's whisky industry
25:07 - Whisky from bananas?

The Distillation of Whisky, 1927-1931 is available to purchase exclusively from Royal Mile Whiskies: https://www.royalmilewhiskies.com/the...

Purchasers of the book will receive early access to Project 1927 spirit ahead of the general release.