The Aims
1. Production of single malt and single pot still Irish whiskey.
2. Production of gin and vodka through the re-distillation of neutral spirit.
3. The bottling of gin, vodka and small volumes of whiskey.
4. The casking of new make spirit produced on the site for the purpose of maturation and the production of Irish whiskey.
The Solution
The capacity of the site was modelled and pinch points acting as barriers to increasing production were identified. For example,
1. Excessive residence time in vessel causing an effective decrease in site storage capacity.
2. Insufficient heat exchange area causing delay in one process step.
3. High levels of water hardness causing fouling and thus reduced heat transfer (resulting in delays and increased energy usage) over several process steps.
An action plan to improve site efficiency and to increase capacity was developed on this basis. In some cases, no capital outlay was required but optimisation of operating parameters.
In addition to this efficiency review and phased capacity increase plan, FDT developed site layouts for the new brewhouse and utilities and developed a plan for the installation and commissioning of a new brewhouse.
