the Doctor wrote:Bairds heavy is one of my favourite grains... I usually run a pot strip run followed by a 2 plate spirit run. Plenty of flavour and aroma, nicely balanced by spirit warmth.
Doc
Crusty wrote:the Doctor wrote:Bairds heavy is one of my favourite grains... I usually run a pot strip run followed by a 2 plate spirit run. Plenty of flavour and aroma, nicely balanced by spirit warmth.
Doc
Do you prefer 2 plates over 4 plates for peated Whisky these days Doc?
4 plates for a lighter less flavored product that ages a little quicker?
the Doctor wrote:Crusty wrote:the Doctor wrote:Bairds heavy is one of my favourite grains... I usually run a pot strip run followed by a 2 plate spirit run. Plenty of flavour and aroma, nicely balanced by spirit warmth.
Doc
Do you prefer 2 plates over 4 plates for peated Whisky these days Doc?
4 plates for a lighter less flavored product that ages a little quicker?
Yes mate the last few barrels of Belle Epoch (Hebridean style) which we laid down were 2 plate finish... but a touch more centre cut. I am still doing my other two whiskeys with a 4 plate finish ( they are a more Irish style )...both work well. but the Bairds heavy is better with 2 plates..when i ran it through 4 plates i lost a fair bit of the peat and at $68 a sack for grain..it was a bit of a waste.
Doc
the Doctor wrote:Crusty wrote:the Doctor wrote:Bairds heavy is one of my favourite grains... I usually run a pot strip run followed by a 2 plate spirit run. Plenty of flavour and aroma, nicely balanced by spirit warmth.
Doc
Do you prefer 2 plates over 4 plates for peated Whisky these days Doc?
4 plates for a lighter less flavored product that ages a little quicker?
Yes mate the last few barrels of Belle Epoch (Hebridean style) which we laid down were 2 plate finish... but a touch more centre cut. I am still doing my other two whiskeys with a 4 plate finish ( they are a more Irish style )...both work well. but the Bairds heavy is better with 2 plates..when i ran it through 4 plates i lost a fair bit of the peat and at $68 a sack for grain..it was a bit of a waste.
Doc
Thanks for that Doc. Still have 20kg of grain left so I might try the pot strip followed by a 2 plate run.
How my oak are you using on your peated whiskey?
gooie wrote:What's the consensus on a single run but dropping back to three plates?
the Doctor wrote:Thanks for that Doc. Still have 20kg of grain left so I might try the pot strip followed by a 2 plate run.
How my oak are you using on your peated whiskey?
4 months on bubbler using shiraz oak ( to add colour ) then into 226 lt Barriques ( French )for 4 to 6 years.. then a few weeks rest under bubbler before bottling.
Doc
bluc wrote:Think he means his aeration system :-B
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