The nearly two-month-old infant already has an oak barrel of whisky bearing his name, maturing nicely at Lammermoor Distillery in the Paerau Valley. A Valero drum, previously used for salting lamb skins, starts the brewing process. With all the various challenges thrown at the rural sector these days, farmers had to "grin and bear it", Mrs Elliot said. That led to the latest product line at Lammermoor; a gin developed by Mrs Elliot and called Gin and Bare It. They had visited distilleries around the world and learned a lot and they were still learning, Mr Elliot said.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 31, 2019 15:31 UTC