Spiced Rum flavourings

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Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby toadskin » Tue Jan 24, 2017 4:01 pm

I've seen letting your rum sit on various spices and the like, but has anyone tried tinctures (not sure if that word fits)

A couple of years ago I put a packet of raisins into a litre of 95% and just forgot about it. Today it is a golden brown syrup, slightly sweet, fantastic raisin nose, burns a hole in your tongue but tastes pretty good. I did a similar thing with some cinnamon sticks a few weeks ago and that is already quite a potent flavour base. I'm about to do the same with some fresh ginger root and some black pepper corns, with the idea of using very small amounts of these to "spice" some rum that has been on oak for some time.

Has anyone else tried this and have any results?
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Dig Brinker » Sun Jan 29, 2017 12:48 pm

Doesn't look like anyone has. Sounds like a good idea though. Let us know your results :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Boardy62 » Sun Jan 29, 2017 5:54 pm

spiced rum works great! ijust infused the spices and carried flavour over great well worth try, i imagine tincture would work well but i experienced great flavour by infusion
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby bluc » Sun Jan 29, 2017 8:42 pm

What advantage do you see making tinctures rather than direct maccerations? :think:
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby toadskin » Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:13 am

I was thinking it may be easier to flavour to taste this way. I now have Ginger, Raisin, coffee, Black Pepper, Cinnamon and Lime and going to do some vanilla and Nutmeg.
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Dig Brinker » Mon Jan 30, 2017 10:40 am

bluc wrote:What advantage do you see making tinctures rather than direct maccerations? :think:


The ability to adjust individual flavour components easier. Also easy to do small amounts to test as opposed to macerating. :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby bluc » Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:43 pm

Ok cool cheers :handgestures-thumbupleft:
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Steve Earl » Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:36 pm

Just wondering how it all went?
What sort of quantities are you using per Litre?
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Fishleg » Sat Aug 05, 2017 9:54 pm

My favourite way to spice rum so far, pugi rum style without the pineapple just a couple of slivers of orange zest and 1-2 cloves per litre and lightly oaked....very nice
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby orcy » Sun Aug 06, 2017 11:45 am

I use cardamon in my fig and vanilla vodka. It has an amazing flavour. Havent made any rum yet, but when i do it will be getting the same treatment.
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby Fishleg » Sun Aug 06, 2017 7:32 pm

Just blended some rum that had been Oaked in a mini port barrel with my orange zest and clove spiced mix.
Quite tasty
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby nuddy » Sun Feb 04, 2018 6:56 pm

Also keen to see how these spiced rums have turned out for people and the methods that you have utilised?
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Re: Spiced Rum flavourings

Postby tipsy » Sun Feb 04, 2018 11:18 pm

nuddy wrote:Also keen to see how these spiced rums have turned out for people and the methods that you have utilised?


Have a look at Linny's spiced rum Nuddy. viewtopic.php?f=25&t=3991
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