Thailand, Vietnam, & South Korea

Question 1

Red Bull Distillery

Answer 1

-Tambon Nadee - northern Thailand
-owned by International Beverage (IB)
-sits next to a massive brewery
-Since 2013 producing spirit mixed with Scotch (Blend 285)
-now plans to relase 100% single malt
-Distillery modelled after firm’s Speyburn site
-Scottish barley (some peated)
-Forsyth stills
-mix of exB and exS
-8% losses (rather than 2% in Scotland)

Question 2

Ve De Di

Answer 2

-Hanoi Vietnam
-Us ex-pat Michael Rosen
-bought old Son Tinh distillery and started producing Vietnam’s first whiskey
-two single pots and corn whisky

Question 3

Three Societies

Answer 3

-South Korea
-Bryan Do - founder (Microsoft exec)
-quit Microsoft to start Seoul’s Hand & Malt Brewing Company
-Sold Hand & Malt to AB InBev and started distillery in hills aourn Namyangju east of Seoul
-focuses on longer ferments and wood choices to create spiciness
-rapid uptake of wood (temperatures between -4F and 86F
-Maturation in virgin oak, ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry
-Experimenting with some domestically produced oal