Mike Melrose - Distiller @ Dà Mhìle, 1st organic whisky

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Mike Melrose - Distiller @ Dà Mhìle, 1st organic whisky

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Hi All,

I've signed up on here to hunt for a little more knowledge on brewing.

At Dà Mhìle We are constantly experimenting with new products, pushing boundaries and breaking misconceptions.
We're responsible for the worlds first organic whisky, and are now making a variety of artisan organic Welsh products.

Interesting to see what you're all doing on here!

Mike.
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welcome, hope you enjoy your time here.

there is a wealth of information here, i'm sure some will prove most valuable to you. I'd love to see some pics of your set up, i'm sure others would too. the forum will certainly help you with discussions too.

if i'm reading your post right, you are making the worlds first "commercial" organic whiskey...you will almost certainly find someone here that beat you to all organic ingredients. that said, please use discretion on posting commercials for your product, contribute to the community and your posts will be warmly recieved. the more you give, the more you will get back.

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Welcome, but I suspect the "worlds first organic whisky" was distilled a couple of thousand years ago.

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The worlds first OMRI listed whiskey is still a lofty title.

Welcome to the boards, it's an honor to have another legal distillery here on the boards. :wave:
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Welcome to HD!
Very good to have you aboard! ..Hope you start posting regularly with helpful info ..
Congratulations on your achievement! ..Would love to sample it (if I knew the name of it).
Good Luck and Continued Success to ya. :thumbup:
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Welcome to HD.
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Welcome Mike Melrose - Distiller @ Dà Mhìle.
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MoonBreath wrote:Welcome to HD!
Very good to have you aboard! ..Hope you start posting regularly with helpful info ..
Congratulations on your achievement! ..Would love to sample it (if I knew the name of it).
Good Luck and Continued Success to ya. :thumbup:
yep, i'd like to give it a go too, if i knew what and where to find it in canada...but i do have relatives visiting UK right at this moment :think:
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Welcome Mike! What does the name of your distillery stand for?

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Welcome, Mike!
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Read the article there if you want... These are a few photo's i found of Da Mhile (pronounced da-vee-lay)

Happy Stillin

Looks like a great place...
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Welcome to the forum, Mike.

I like the idea of your seaweed gin to go with seafood. That's thinking outside the box :D I hope it sells well.

Cheers
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Hey Guys! sorry for the gaps between logins, I'm a busy sourcing cider for an apple brandy!
Da Mhile is Scots Gaelic for 2000, our first whisky was made as a celebration of the new millennium.

First organic whisky in the 'modern' world. Of course pre great war everything was organic. :)
I'll take a few pics of what we're doing with our apple brandy and upload a little project portfolio for you guys. It could be in a few weeks though.

Happy Distilling!
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