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Read moreThe spirit safe is finally installed. The centre piece of the distillery, the spirit safe is both a historical and functional artefact, apart from ...
Read moreThe condensers are on. This was a huge geometry puzzle and Zane from Envoy did an outstanding job getting everything lined up. On our crazy pursuit...
Read moreThings are starting to come together. We decided to use an aluminium gantry instead of a traditional steel one. Aluminium is one of the most enviro...
Read moreIn the tradition of doing it all yourself, we decided to make our own PLC and design the HMI to control the brewhouse and the stills. Because ownin...
Read moreToday Raymond and his crane moved our stills into position on the slab. Ric worked his magic again, getting the stills over to the island in 2 high...
Read moreIf you have been following our progress over the last 12 years you will know we built our first set of stills, based around the principles of large...
Read moreHere's a logistics question? How do you get 6 wash backs, 3 spirit recovery tanks, and a CIP unit to the island? The answer is to hire a barge!. Th...
Read moreWhat a wet and muddy site it is at the moment. Last weekend we moved the first of the brew house tanks onto the slab. The Hiab crane couldn't nego...
Read moreThe slab is in. 30 tonnes of reinforced concrete with channel drains, 300kw of power and water inset. Its been a wet few weeks and progress is sl...
Read moreOur peated malt comes from the Gladfield maltings in Dunsandel, Canterbury in the South of New Zealand. Doug and Gabbie, are a husband and wife tea...
Read moreHere is the first photographic render of the distillery. It gives some idea of the scale of the new stills, and the building. It's 7m high and 30...
Read moreAt Waiheke Whisky, we love to talk about our story, what we stand for as a brand. We've had lots of time to think about things as we made whisky a...
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