by rumby » Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:43 am
I have been oaking all my rum and find gives a it a lot nicer taste, with an after taste (just neutral & essenece is good but missing the two second after taste). If you are a bundy drinker, I have done a few differnt takes, and have found new oak is good and then add, some chaarred oak and finially some shop bought jack daniels chips(unfortunately the homebrewshop charges a fortune). I also source mine from old barrels, I currently have a 200l barrel I got from the beenleigh distillery, which has burbon/whiskey printed on it. I was going to try and make up 200l litres of neutral wash & store it for a few yeras, but like mcstill, There is no way I can produce that much without a lot of tasting, I am going to cut it up. Gets some of spuds chips and charr them.
Spud, I am going to cut that barrel up, but I just keep looking at it and just cant bring myself to do it, i need some encourage meant.