BARREL AGED SPIRITS COLLECTION

The Busker _30 BARREL-AGED SPIRITS COLLECTION

GRAIN WHISKEY DISTILLATION The process of grain whiskey distillation at Royal Oak is a meticulous endeavor, begin ning with locally sourced wheat stored in dedicated silos. The wheat undergoes a se ries of continuous processes, operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Initially, the wheat is processed into fine flour in a ham mer mill, followed by mixing with warm wa ter in a hydrator vessel. This mixture is then heated to 90°C in a jet cooker, initiating the liquification process of the starch granules. The liquified wheat undergoes further treatment in a liquification tank, where it remains for 4.5 hours, allowing the burst starch granules to become more accessi ble to enzymes for the conversion into fer mentable sugars. Subsequently, the mixture is cooled and combined with malted barley grist in a saccharification tank, where the naturally occurring enzymes facilitate the conversion of starch into fermentable sug ars, yielding a mash. After cooling, the mash is transferred to fermentation vessels, known as washbacks, where distillers’ yeast is added. Over a

period of 72 hours, the yeast consumes the fermentable sugars, producing heat, carbon dioxide gas, and crucially, alcohol. This fer mentation process yields a beer-like liquid with an alcohol content of 8% alc./vol. The resulting beer, still containing grain solids, is then distilled in a series of four col umns. The first column operates under vac uum, allowing the alcohol to vaporize at a lower temperature while separating out the partials from the grain solids for animal feed. Subsequent columns further purify the spir it, removing undesirable components such as fuel oils and volatile alcohols. Ultimately, the refined spirit, now at approx imately 94.5% alc./vol., is transferred into casks for maturation, marking the culmina tion of Royal Oak’s meticulous distillation process. The first cask it enters is American Oak ex Bourbon casks and then into the Marsala cask. Here, the spirit undergoes a transformative aging process, acquiring depth, complexity, and character, reflecting the craftsmanship and dedication embodied by Royal Oak Distillery.

Through the advancement of technology, the columns at Royal Oak Distillery are forging ahead in the production on quality. Choosing the finest wheat from the surrounding area, we allow our column still to create the highest quality spirit to become The Busker Single Grain and part of The Busker Triple Cask, Triple Smooth blended whiskey.