by ThePaterPiper » Mon Sep 11, 2017 7:57 pm
Hi guys,
We ran our first gen through 'Nessie' and whilst it came through a little warm I think? 30deg, it went through without a hitch. The thumper thumped away, check the build thread, I am really impressed with the sound as you might pick up on lol.
anyway, we had a good sniff of each jar as it was changed and definitely noticed the changes as it went along. We then grabbed a small measure from a couple of jars, distillers privilege and all, watered it down to about 40% and tasted. Amazing how much difference across the board, but... they all tasted like vodka. Better vodka than we have ever had straight, but not a hint of anything other than grog. Having said that, the very middle jar was smooth, no burn, and left a nice warming feeling in the chest that you would expect from a whisky.
Does the flavour come out after some airing and oaking? We were planning on putting 4 or 5 gens of harsh cuts into a corny keg and add an oak stave for maturing. Does this sound like a good plan?
Sliante