A little over a million litres of Dickel are sold across America, Canada and Australia every year. The distillery has the capacity to produce nearly four times that quantity, and is eyeing potential expansion in Europe, but the distiller is keen to take his time. He is nervous about growing too fast and compromising quality. “At Cascade Valley, there is no thought of increasing the yield, because they know the only road to perfection is the old, slow road,” visitors are told.