Once the barley grain is threshed from
the chaff, the grain is sent to large
offsite malting houses, arriving at the
distillery as malted barley. The malt is
ground, then added to the mash tun
and soaked in hot spring water. To
make anCnoc Whisky, Knockdhu
Distillery uses giant copper stills for
the process of vaporisation and
condensation. The nutritious spent
grains are then carted off to be used
as fodder for Aberdeen cattle.Loganair flies to Aberdeen and Orkney from a number
of major and regional airports. Camping pods at Wheems
Organic Farm in Orkney start from £30, while rooms at
Netherdale House, near Huntly in Aberdeenshire, start
from £90. Tailor-made tours are available from Select
Scotland Tours. loganair.co.uk wheemsorganic.co.uk
netherdalehouse.co.uk selectscotlandtours.com
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