Scratch Distillery

Scratch Distillery

Scratch Distillery was one of the first producers to distil rum in the UK. Established in 2016, Scratch is operated by distiller Doug Miller and his sister-in-law, Ellie Taverner. Doug and Ellie work out of a distillery situated on an old family estate in Hertfordshire.

The name “Scratch” is a nod to their way of working, with the entire operation having been designed and built from scratch. They use custom-made pot stills, and the facilities are powered by renewable electricity. Most waste material is recycled as part of the production process here.

Their rums are made by fermenting high-quality British refined molasses using a wide range of commercial and wild yeast strains. This is then blended with water from a well on the estate. The rums are matured in a range of oak casks, including American Bourbon, Scotch whisky and charred new oak. Experimentation with different yeasts, casks and processes is readily embraced. The duo display great enthusiasm and open-mindedness, and they are set to become big names in the years ahead. The 2023 Winter Release was their inaugural single-cask bottling.

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