Why purchase a private cask from Retribution Distilling?

We are a distillery that is doing things differently and everything we do is centred around flavour creation and quality. Our production methods have all been developed in-house through trial and error with extensive research and education as the foundation.

We are one of a very few distilleries in England using direct-fired stills and probably the only distillery in England using a direct-fired still that we have designed ourselves. We could even be using the biggest direct-fired wash still in use in England.

Direct-fired copper pot stills are, in our opinion, essential to flavour creation. It’s the caramelisation and mallard reactions that result from the interaction of flame, copper and wash that are key. We are a new world whisky distillery embracing the old ways, and for a very good reason – flavour.

We use high quality locally grown grain, which is floor malted at Warminster Maltings, located only 12 miles away from the distillery (the oldest floor maltsters in the UK). Once the malt arrives at the distillery it is mashed, fermented, double pot distilled, cask aged and bottled all at the same location in Somerset.

We open ferment for between 7-14 days, the wash is then first distilled (stripped) in our 1800L direct-fired wash still, then distilled a second time in our 400L direct-fired copper alembic spirit still.

We are maturing our spirit in a variety of cask types and sizes and we are more than happy to offer our private cask buyers the same range of casks, subject to availability.

All the processes that go into making our spirit are hands-on leading to a product that is shaped by the people making it and the environment that it is created in, giving it a real sense of place that is rooted in the Somerset countryside. A true “spirit of the place”.

What does all this mean? We are producing high quality spirit, and its being noticed by the wider whisky community. The most recent example being featured in the Master of Malt blog post – ‘Five Whisky Distilleries we’re excited about for 2023’.

If you are interested in or have any questions about purchasing a private cask please contact Rich via email at rich@retributiondistilling.co.uk and he will happily answer your questions and email over our private cask purchase offer document.