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As a Friend, do you ever find you’re lost for words when discussing your malts? Well, now there’s no need to worry. We’ve collected some handy definitions so you can become fluent in (nearly) all things Classic Malts. Simply click on your chosen word to understand what it means.

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Kiln

Kiln

Both the oven and the buildings which house the oven are called the kiln. Used to dry the malted barley to stop the germination process before the starch can be used up. Smoke from peat (or coal) fires below rises through a mesh floor and permeates the malt, eventually passing through the Pagodahead (pyramid shaped) chimneys. The best examples of these chimneys can be seen at Port Ellen.

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