Hello,
I am often asked where our brand, Hebridean Whisky Liqueur is made and who does it. As most things we buy appear to be made in China, it is quite a surprise to our customers to discover that the liqueur is not only made in Scotland but also, the filling, labelling and finishing are all carried out by hand.
During the last batch of Hebridean Whisky Liqueur, I made a short video of the process as it happened and you can view it now by clicking on the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/theliqueurman?blend=5&ob=5
It was good fun making the video and even better when I discovered that YouTube would add some music and stitch the video clips together.
All my liqueurs are made in small batches to ensure freshness and all are bottled by hand. It’s a bit like a cottage industry really and each mix of liqueur is tasted by me to maintain taste consistency prior to bottling commencing. It’s a hard job, but someone has to do it.
The same process applies to all the liqueurs that I produce – first the basic mixture is prepared. Then I spend some time at the bottling plant adding various flavours and comparing the result with previous batches. It’s one of these rather imprecise measures, but after nearly 15 years at it, I can tell fairly quickly what needs to be added and in what quantity to get the flavour I am looking for.
If you have any similar experiences or stories like this, please get in touch as I am always interested in how others do this kind of thing.
Have a great weekend and bye for now.
Roy Lewis
www.hebridean-liqueurs.co.uk