Distree ageing+Vanilla bean
Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2012 6:35 pm
Hello all,
have as one does a few experimental lts haging about striving to improve the process. Pinched the idea form US site btw. One I'm extremely impressed with and would like to share is distress ageing and using vanilla bean.
Basically it's a UJSSM been aired for a week, then timbered with croc style amercian oak for 2 months corrected to 65% abv. I also air it for first few weeks after timbering up.
With 1 lt with single re used timber strip added 1/4 of a vanilla bean cut to expose core then popped it into the freezer ever night for two weeks, removing each morning and leaving it open after repeated shakes morning and often at night to stir it up a tad.
I'd estimate it taste in terms of ageing at about 12 - 14months. Not bad for a drop that's really only 2 months old. It lacks the deeper colour of well true aged spirit but dam the taste is good. The vanilla takes a good two weeks to be detected as an aroma by week 4 it's defintely in the taste profile but well balanced not over the top.
That harsher early hearts 'edge" is also missing ...bonus!
If you have a spare lt or 10 suggest you give it a try...you might be rather surprised how good it gets so quickly.
cheers
bt1
have as one does a few experimental lts haging about striving to improve the process. Pinched the idea form US site btw. One I'm extremely impressed with and would like to share is distress ageing and using vanilla bean.
Basically it's a UJSSM been aired for a week, then timbered with croc style amercian oak for 2 months corrected to 65% abv. I also air it for first few weeks after timbering up.
With 1 lt with single re used timber strip added 1/4 of a vanilla bean cut to expose core then popped it into the freezer ever night for two weeks, removing each morning and leaving it open after repeated shakes morning and often at night to stir it up a tad.
I'd estimate it taste in terms of ageing at about 12 - 14months. Not bad for a drop that's really only 2 months old. It lacks the deeper colour of well true aged spirit but dam the taste is good. The vanilla takes a good two weeks to be detected as an aroma by week 4 it's defintely in the taste profile but well balanced not over the top.
That harsher early hearts 'edge" is also missing ...bonus!
If you have a spare lt or 10 suggest you give it a try...you might be rather surprised how good it gets so quickly.
cheers
bt1