How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

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How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby The_blue » Wed Apr 11, 2018 7:20 am

I have a bottle of top shelf whisky I made that I now know I didn't do the cuts well on and can taste the heads... Part of the learning curve


Can I re distil it as a spirit run and remove the flavour enough to do better cuts?

Was thinking about adding it to my heads run.
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Re: How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby Icefever » Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:29 pm

Yes...you can re-run anything your not happy with.
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Re: How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby The_blue » Wed Apr 11, 2018 3:21 pm

Well it's in and the coins are just starting to settle. Let's see what I get :D
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Re: How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby The_blue » Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:53 pm

Stripped a treat. Now have useable alcohol :)
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Re: How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby gaza the instructor » Thu Apr 12, 2018 7:20 pm

Good man, waste not want not. :)
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than a full frontal lobotomy
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Re: How successfully can I re distill top shelf whisky

Postby Myles » Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:44 am

Any time you do a still upgrade you might need to do this a few times to try and find thew sweet spot for your still - especially on a pot still.

Sometimes if you are running different products it varies also. You can always put the distillate back in the boiler and do it again.

In fact I know one person that buys cheap whisky and then re-distils it to make a more drinkable product. For him that is more cost effective than fermenting himself - and in his situation it takes less space. It works for him.
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