A Lomond still is a type of
still
A still is an apparatus used to distill liquid mixtures by heating to selectively boil and then cooling to condense the vapor. A still uses the same concepts as a basic distillation apparatus, but on a much larger scale. Stills have been used ...
that was sometimes used for whisky distillation, invented in 1955 by Alistair
Cunningham of
Hiram Walker
Hiram Walker (July 4, 1816 – January 12, 1899) was an American entrepreneur and founder of the Hiram Walker and Sons Ltd. distillery in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Walker was born in East Douglas, Massachusetts, and moved to Detroit in 1838. He p ...
. It is used for batch distillation like a
pot still
A pot still is a type of distillation apparatus or still used to distill liquors such as whisky or brandy. In modern (post-1850s) practice, they are not used to produce rectified spirit, because they do not separate congeners from ethanol as eff ...
, but has three perforated plates which can be cooled independently, controlling the reflux through the apparatus in a manner similar to
coffey still
A column still, also called a continuous still, patent still or Coffey still is a variety of still consisting of two columns. Column stills can produce rectified spirit (95% ABV).
Description
The first column (called the analyzer) in a column s ...
s. This allows the distiller to produce different kinds of whisky in the same still. Lomond stills were installed at the
Loch Lomond distillery
Loch Lomond distillery is a Highland Single Malt Scotch whisky distillery in Alexandria, Scotland, near Loch Lomond.
History
The first site of the former Loch Lomond Distillery dates back to 1814, sited at the north end of Loch Lomond near Tar ...
for which it was initially designed, and the
Glenburgie,
Miltonduff,
Inverleven and
Scapa distilleries. For a time, the only remaining Lomond still was in the Scapa distillery, where it is used as a wash still, in combination with a traditional pot still. In 2010,
Bruichladdich distillery
Bruichladdich distillery ( ; ) is a distillery on the Rhinns of Islay, Rhinns of the isle of Islay in Scotland. The distillery produces mainly Single malt Scotch, single malt Scotch whisky, but has also offered artisanal gin. It is owned by Rém ...
installed the original still salvaged from the demolished Inverleven distillery. In 2015 new Lomond stills were installed at InchDairnie distillery.
Loch Lomond Distillery has Lomond Stills installed, though it is unknown how long they have been there.
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Distillation