Sam. wrote:Could be tannins from the oak or could be a bit higher ABV.
Whatever it is, if it doesn't taste bad then I wouldn't be too concerned.
hillzabilly wrote:Have a snoop in the library section viewtopic.php?f=47&t=8119 some good info on whiskey and oaking may help ya . cheers hillzabilly ;-)
ThePaterPiper wrote:No acetone taste, in fact tastes really nice. Just a tingling. It is only 14 days on oak, so we probably shouldn’t have even been sampling it, but who can wait right???
Sam. wrote:Are you sampling at cask strength or are you taking it down to 40%?
If your oaking ratios are ok I wouldn't remove any oak.
Sparrow wrote:It could be as simple as unaged whisky at too high an abv for the palate!
Most 40-45% whisky's go down like cordial these days for me, though years ago a 50/50 whisky coke would make me gag. forgot that with my mother in law last weekend and nearly knocked her head off with some straight CFW we'd thrown some apples in for a while haha I thought it was smooth :shifty:
orcy wrote:Refractometer wont help with abv. Useful for sugar only.
I find learning flavours really hard. Need to take a bunch of tasting courses to learn all the different flavours.
scythe wrote:I would say its heads as i get this sensation when drinking commercial spirits, i quite enjoy it tho.
Or it could just be me, i get it with port as well.
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