Sommeliers Choice Awards 2024 Winners
Liuyang Goalong Liquor Distillery Co., Ltd
Category: Distillery
Country: China
Date:24/03/2016
The brand "Goalong", which started in 2011, gets its name from the company's founder, Mr. Kailang Gao. Goalong originates from the harmonious sound of the founder's name, conveying the meaning of moving forward and forging ahead. It embodies the entrepreneurial spirit of the company. Hunan Goalong Liquor (Miluo) Co. Ltd was established in 2012 and started operation since 2013, mainly for international spirits bottling, And from 2014 to 2015, we started to install whiskey distillation equipment for small batch experimental production. After the experimental breakthrough in 2016 -2017. We build Goalong Distillery (Liuyang), which was put into production after 4 years of construction from 2017 to 2021 Facility Introduction Liuyang Goalong Liquor Distillery Co., Ltd.,- its whiskey distillery Goalong Distillery was built in 2020. The designed production capacity is 10,000 barrels/year of single malt whiskey and 10,000 barrels/year of single grain whiskey. The second phase of construction was launched in the second half of 2023, the main projects include fully automated plant, 100,000 barrels of storage capacity of constant temperature and humidity cellar and visitor centre (covering hotels, restaurants and whisky museums, etc.). At present, there are over 20 types of barrels in the cellar. In addition to the traditional bourbon, sherry, port and other barrel types, there are relatively rare Chardonnay barrels, Sauvignon Blanc barrels, Mizunara, and the main characteristic Chinese brandy barrel type available. Liuyang—Water Source About water sources, we hold a deep respect and reverence for nature The water source of Goalong Distillery is a large mountain in Luoxiao Mountain Range at the junction of Hunan and Jiangxi, the source of Liuyang River, with an altitude of 1,608 meters. There are 13 lakes of varying sizes above 1,300 meters above sea level, which were formed in the ice cellar of Quaternary glaciers and present a state of alpine wetlands. The 13 alpine lakes gave birth to the great Liuyang River. Liuyang Dawei Mountain, with a subtropical monsoon climate, has diverse land, mountains, climate, and products, but it is still regular and trustworthy. The warm and humid environment is more suitable for the growth of microorganisms. Cooperating with the Goalong team to jointly develop the yeast, it has bred a high-quality and stable whiskey making environment. The natural simplicity and innocence have created the sweet taste of Goalong whiskey. Liuyang – Barrel Aging Liuyang subtropical monsoon climate, rain and heat in the same season, the distillery site belongs to the basin and river valley terrain with long hot summers, hot summers and cold winters, the cellar is stacked in a 5-storey steel-frame structure, compared to the 3% angle share in Scotland, the Goalong cellar will reach to 4%-6%, which means that the whiskey maturation is accelerated, and the whiskey can get the color and aroma conferred by the barrels more quickly.