Lowie wrote:I'm thinking of experimenting with a spiced rum in the bubbler along the similar lines of making gin. Thoughts so far...
1. 25l macs rum wash straight into the boiler, no stripping
2. Remove the packing from the packed section to retain the height
3. Fill the gin caddy in My Blockhead with various spices - cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, etc (this is where the real experiment will begin).
Has anyone tried this? If so, I can't find the thread...
On another note, do you guys leave the packing in the packed section to get the best quality neutral when running gin?
Cheers
This sounds very interesting, Lowie!
I don't have a Gin Caddy but
why the hell not!?! I would think that when making a spiced Rum you'd want to leave out the packing as that'll remove flavour... I you read all the 'theory' about making neutrals, they add the packing and use more plates than for anything else in order to STRIP the flavour out! So, as rum is a flavoured drink, as in generally "self-flavoured" coming from the ingredients put in, you'd want to leave all that extra stuff out!
A lot of guys run their rum in either pot still mode OR on 4 or less plates without the packing so they get the flavour that is right for them....
But it seems you're venturing into a
newish field here so I'll be waiting with interest for your results!
"
If you don't have a go, you'll never know!"