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    A LESSON IN distilling SCIENCE

    Apr 22, 2022 5 minutes
    BY BERNADETTE PAMPLIN

    I first spoke to Ulrich Dyer of Woodlab Distillery in Northern Ireland around a year ago, maybe longer. I was researching interesting distillation methods and was pointed in his direction. “Microwave distillation” was the term used, and it stirred an interest in me… I imagined a microwave like you’d have at home, and couldn’t visualise a regular microwave among the shiny copper pots of a traditional distillery. Then, in the space of a 45-minute conversation with Ulrich, I felt I’d gone up a grade in science. In short, what Ulrich is doing with gin is remarkable, and I’d like to tell you why. I hope you’re all sitting comfortably. Open your notebooks to a fresh page, class, and pens at the ready.

    To understand the ideas behind Symphonia Gin, Woodlab Distillery’s flagship spirit range,

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