In Conversation With...- Distilling the Arbikie story

Welcome to the third episode of In Conversation With… hosted this month by Principal Consultant Mark Bowsher-Gibbs.  On today’s episode Mark is joined by John Stirling (Director at Arbikie Distilling Limited). They discuss how John draws on different strengths within the family business to sustainably produce a premium brand spirit, controlling the whole production process, starting with quality home-grown ingredients. Mark and John explore how to add value to the crops grown on farm, marketing of products and how to remain competitive in the marketplace. To finish, John outlines his vision for the future of Arbikie. This show is produced in association with the Scottish Government. Episode Timestamps  03.34 Arbikie – a historical family business 07.00 Drawing on family skill sets  10.23 Lightbulb moment! 12.34 Varietal resilience  14.35 Different crops and the processing calendar  18.20 The world’s first climate positive spirits 20.34 Intercropping  22.57 The premium market – quality over quantity 25.06 Producing base spirit at Arbikie 28.51 Unique selling points – locality, short supply chain, sustainability 29.43 Emissions – sequestering more than emitting 34.00 World’s first green hydrogen distillery 35.40 Water – conserving a valuable resource  FAS Resources www.fas.scot/crops-soils/soils/regenerative-agriculture/ www.fas.scot/news/legumes-in-rotations-benefits-for-the-environment-and-your-budget/  www.fas.scot/news/grant-funding-to-help-scottish-agri-businesses-reduce-emissions-and-improve-sustainability/ Other Resources    www.arbikie.com  www.hutton.ac.uk   sustainable creds SINGLE PAGES).pdf Elsevier Science Article Nadar .pdf Arbikie_Nadar_G&V_A5 Brochure_Jan21_WEB.pdf  For more information, visit www.FAS.scot Twitter: @FASScot Facebook: @FASScot  National Advice Hub Phone: 0300 323 0161 Email: [email protected]