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Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-07-10T18:58:13+00:00

Seagull wrote:
Stayed in the Best Western in Woerden on the night before and the night of the course. Very nice hotel recently refurbed and very reasonably priced. The stayed Sunday night in Amsterdam before flying home on Monday.

Odin is busy setting up his new factory site at the moment so he hasn't set any new dates for the other courses yet. But I'll be keeping my eyes open on the website for when he releases the next dates.

I stayed there. It was really nice.

Statistics: Posted by Devon — Sun Jul 10, 2016 6:58 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-12T14:56:21+00:00

Seagull wrote:
Sure thing:

http://www.istill.eu

Take a look at the beautiful automatic stills he makes.

TVM

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sun Jun 12, 2016 2:56 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-12T11:42:52+00:00

Sure thing:

www.istill.eu

Take a look at the beautiful automatic stills he makes.

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Sun Jun 12, 2016 11:42 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-11T10:54:43+00:00

Seagull wrote:
{snip}so he hasn't set any new dates for the other courses yet. But I'll be keeping my eyes open on the website for when he releases the next dates.

can you post the link you have for his site please ?

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sat Jun 11, 2016 10:54 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-10T22:37:44+00:00

Stayed in the Best Western in Woerden on the night before and the night of the course. Very nice hotel recently refurbed and very reasonably priced. The stayed Sunday night in Amsterdam before flying home on Monday.

Odin is busy setting up his new factory site at the moment so he hasn't set any new dates for the other courses yet. But I'll be keeping my eyes open on the website for when he releases the next dates.

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Fri Jun 10, 2016 10:37 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-10T21:39:40+00:00

I'm so glad you had the same experience as me! Where did you end up staying?
The 50 is an awesome bit of kit and there's the option to get a 100l boiler but use the same column

Statistics: Posted by Devon — Fri Jun 10, 2016 9:39 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-04T16:17:35+00:00

What an absolutely brilliant day!

Arrived yesterday and went to find the venue to get our bearings. Odin was there and invited us in for a drink and a chat. I could listen to him for hours - so much good stuff to learn!

Had our course today and it exceeded all my expectations. A brilliant day. The iStill is one sexy piece of kit. I so want one of the 50s now!

I would 1000% recommend this course to anyone. You'll learn loads and have a great time doing it!

There's a distilling convention in London in October. I'm so going now. Can't wait!

Now I'm off to Amsterdam!

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:17 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-06-02T20:55:04+00:00

OMG it is SO close!

Sitting in Gatwick pub now like an excited kid!

Already seen an A380 (king of the skies)

Can't wait to learn loads from Odin :-)

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Thu Jun 02, 2016 8:55 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-04-09T16:03:39+00:00

Phantom wrote:
Seagull wrote:Me and my mate are booked onto this course on 4th June! Can't wait!!!

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky bastards.......

I am already looking at booking another visit once I feel confident in using the information that I learnt at this course.

Statistics: Posted by Devon — Sat Apr 09, 2016 4:03 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-04-09T09:39:39+00:00

Seagull wrote:
Me and my mate are booked onto this course on 4th June! Can't wait!!!

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky bastards.......

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sat Apr 09, 2016 9:39 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-04-09T08:50:31+00:00

Ooooo what a good idea. I have a freezer full of apples. Was thinking about a mosel wine.

Whats the flavour profile like?

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:50 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-04-09T08:08:16+00:00

I met him at the craft distilling expo last year in London village he's a good guy and the stills are very clever

He also supplies very nice barrels something I need to follow up

You guys are right about the gin explosion even people like sipsmiths with 100s of thousands of pounds worth of shiny still gear from Carl are mainly rectifying

Nice product though and cleverly marketed along with many who are following suit and yes very expensive for what it is

Some guys are using this as a stepping stone for other products that need age and other methods

If anyone wants to try a genuine gin made from scratch try William Chase distillery who use cider as the base I think...very tasty

Statistics: Posted by Admiral Toad — Sat Apr 09, 2016 8:08 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-04-06T20:30:49+00:00

Me and my mate are booked onto this course on 4th June! Can't wait!!!

Statistics: Posted by Seagull — Wed Apr 06, 2016 8:30 pm

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-03-16T00:35:56+00:00

Anavrin, and Ice too.
I have respect for most of Odin's work.
Just what advice do you think he can sell you for £500 that you can't figure for yourself, find here or live without?
Or haven't already picked up reading online?

A little rant of my own there.

I have read on this subject until my eyes ached, and I have physically tried many washes,and various stills.
I am not trying to distill for commerce.

Every so often I give myself the Carrot and Stick.

A lot less expensive

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:35 am

Re: Moonshine maniacs

2016-03-15T18:53:45+00:00

Those old fashioned guidelines about still size don't really count anymore, at the time they where introduced, it was to stop stills being taken into the woods at weekends, most people these days setting up small, so called bespoke Gin dislierries are only operating on a rectifiers licence from HMRC, it's much easier to get as your not dislling from a wash, you just buy in neutral spirit and re-distill it with some
Botanicals.

It amazes me how some of these companies can charge so much for so called bespoke Gin, when they haven't really been in control of the whole process of making the spirit from start to finish.

All they've done is but some cheap neutral, probably from a whiskey distilery somewhere that obviously can't wait 10 years for its whisky to age before making a profit, and re distilled it with a few juniper berries and are knocking it out at £60 a bottle!!

Rant over! Sometimes when you start typing, you've no idea where you'll end up lol.

On the other hand I'd quite like to attend one of Odins courses, I once looked into courses here in the UK and the prices where astronomical to say the least.

Statistics: Posted by Anavrin — Tue Mar 15, 2016 6:53 pm