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Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-04-01T19:16:00+00:00

all the best things are simple !!!

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Fri Apr 01, 2016 7:16 pm

Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-04-01T06:58:58+00:00

Its not sophisticated, just quick, easy & pleasant. Stole the concept for soaking it from Odin !!

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:58 am

Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-03-31T23:25:51+00:00

This does indeed sound interesting, although possibly more a liquor than a whiskey with sweet stuff, peppercorns and vanilla added.
The Benedictine monks had to start somewhere....

Robert.

Statistics: Posted by Easydrinker — Thu Mar 31, 2016 11:25 pm

Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-03-31T15:28:46+00:00

Thanks Mash, vanilla and honey muhhhhmmy !!
Have ordered some dominoes from Still Dragon,
not to painful also bought myself a mini parrot.
Mini staves 500g 16.90 euros(about £11)
mini glass parrot 16 euros .
So I think happy and sorted.

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:28 pm

Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-03-31T13:29:49+00:00

The honey is enhanced by the vanilla, But feel free to add it by the bucket load and report back

I buy all my oak from a friend at a French cooperage - sorry that won't help. I think I get a special deal of one sack.... and thats £eeeek
I think the minimum order is much bigger.

The problem I found buying online was that any nerk with a chainsaw could produce oak chippings, and you were never really sure what you are getting. The dominoes are very expensive IMO , but they do help 100% provenance.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Mar 31, 2016 1:29 pm

Re: Crystal Whiskey

2016-03-30T21:29:52+00:00

Sounds good Mash. I love my honey dont know if 1 tsp
will make enough difference.
Where do you get your white oak from please.

Gaza

Statistics: Posted by gaza the instructor — Wed Mar 30, 2016 9:29 pm

Crystal Whiskey

2016-01-07T09:45:39+00:00

I have run this a couple of times and I am surprised by the difference the base makes. Kale is smooth like an Irish whiskey, WWW wheat makes for a more 'Scotch' finish.

Two completely independent testers have finished a bottle since New Year. So I think that means it's safe to post the recipe.

5 LITRE
5L 50% Wheat Wash spirit
80 g American White oak dominoes
60 g French oak domino's
1 teaspoon of honey
1 fresh vanilla pod (sliced & scraped)
50g crystal malt
10 peppercorns (consider crushing)

Method
Add everything to a jar with a tap at the bottom. Kilner 5l is ideal.
Leave the lid open - and by that I mean on the catch but not nipped up.
After 2 weeks. Raise the jar, so that a demijohn can be under the tap.
Use the bottom tap to gently trickle the spirit through a paper filter.

After you have gently filtered as much as you can, tip the remaining contents into a seive and recover vanilla & oak.

Thoroughly rinse the vanilla and oak in tap water and then return to the clean Kilner jar along with the contents of the DJ.

After 4 weeks (ish) filter again, this time leaving it in the DJ with no oak or vanilla.

Note
THIS IS NOT redistilled. Gravity and coffee filter paper [only] clear it, so it will never be perfectly 'spirit' clear, but it shouldn't be mud either.

Enjoy.

Statistics: Posted by Mash — Thu Jan 07, 2016 9:45 am