Stirling Distillery project risks being viewed as heresy but it says it wants to make the industry more sustainable
Whisky drinkers and tourists are often bewitched by the amber rows of malt whisky that line the shelves of Scotland’s bars, restaurants and hotels.
So proposals from one of Scotland’s smallest distilleries could be viewed by many as heresy.
Stirling Distillery, which sits under the city’s castle walls only a few miles from the site of the battle of Bannockburn, is testing whether it can sell its small batch malt whisky in aluminium, as it tries to become more sustainable and lower its carbon emissions.
Aluminium is one of the most ubiquitous materials in the food and drinks industry, holding soft drinks, baked beans, take away meals and chill-at-home cocktails. It is also inching its way into the alcohol trade – a few vodka and gin suppliers offer aluminium bottles.
