How Large Distilleries Handle Grain, Milling, and Mashing

The world’s biggest distilleries use so much grain that they need sonar to measure their silos.

Of Diameters and Computers: How to Distill a Whole Lot of Whisky

When making millions of gallons of bourbon and scotch each year, still size and number scale up tremendously.

Both inventory management software and institutional wisdom come into play at the biggest whisky distilleries.

Mega-distilleries use fertilizer, continuous fermentation, and other innovative techniques to get the most of out of yeast.

Once the whisky is made, large-scale distilleries have to dispose of wastewater, spent grains, and other byproducts.

Bigger isn’t necessarily better, but for whisky makers, size does matter.

The biggest distilleries in the world make some of the most highly sought-after bourbons, scotches, and Japanese whiskies.

Oaked, high-rye bourbon pairs nicely with the jalapeño and poblano flavors present in this cocktail.

This rye-based cocktail starts off citrusy but finishes on a spicy note, thanks to the addition of chile liqueur and habanero shrub.

The spicy sipper uses concentrated ginger syrup and spiced liqueur to enhance the natural spice in rye whiskey.

Rye and high-rye bourbon whiskies mixed with spicy flourishes like chile spice, jalapeños, and poblanos make for sweat-inducing sippers.

This chocolate Thai-chile cocktail balances the bitterness of chocolate with the spiciness of Thai chiles and the smoothness of artichokes.