by deadliftsnstill » Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:22 pm
I am back on here after i have no idea how long.
This is now a respectable 9-ish month old drink now. I have a "solera barrel" where i had some 6month old allbran wash i put in the bottom, topped off with this, then pulled a couple of bottles every 3 months, topping off with more that has been in glass on a couple of toasted oak sticks. the first Gen out of this barrel at 3 months was a bit rough, Gen 2 was much better, i havent pulled Gen 3 yet although it is about time to. It's very drinkable, but it's not scotch.
I have had a few blind taste test by friends, and a few bottle given away as gifts and Gen 2 gets nothing but compliements.
I added some smoke flavor to Gen 1 and it is my go to when i want a smoky drop now.
To be honest I think it might be headed in a direction of a bit too much flavour and oak now, and I need to top off with some new make Allbran to tame back the flavour now. (I realise this goes against the principle of a solera system, but its a "solera barrel", not a proper system.
That said, I am hanging onto a couple of bottles of Gen 2 in the back of the cupboard and want to compare it to say gen 5 or 6.
Will come back and update once I've drawn off Gen 3