by Woodsy71 » Sat Nov 18, 2017 7:48 am
Hi Bluc, what's your abv and how much spirit are we talking?
Have you heard of saponification?
It's a chemical reaction with naturally occuring fats and oils. Triglycerides. It's basically how soap is made
In relation to your whiskey, fats and oils will be in suspension at a high abv. Perhaps in the proofing stage these have been released causing saponification. This will leave a soapy taste to your spirit.
Citrus oils in gin are a classic example of this process. Your gin can look cloudy and taste soapy with too many of these oils floating around. In relation to gin, this problem can often be solved by raising the abv level of the spirit. This will keep those oils in suspension.
Not sure how you can raise the abv of your uj, but if you can, it might save your batch :think:
Just my guess :smile: