Port Barrel Rum

[SBB]

Just over 2 months ago I ran my first batch of rum through the Bubbler. At the time i was asking a lot of questions about aging and barrel types, I was also hoping to buy a decent sized barrel new from "Roll Out The Barrel". For variouse reasons that still hasnt happened.
I ended up putting 5L of the rum in a old 5L barrel that had previously had a mix of cheap Port and Muskat in it.
After extensive taste testing at the Draino residence last night we decieded it was time to bottle it.
Decanted it into a demijohn today and I reckon its pretty bloody good for my first go. It came out a much deeper colour than i thought it would and tastes damn good.
No photos at this stage, but they will appear soon.

[Rumdrinker]

Hi SBB,
Good to hear you got a good outcome with your rum.
I'm only just getting in to doing full molasses washes for rum & experimenting with oaking & aging. I have a couple of barrels that have been used for port & bourbon that I'm going to put some rum in for a few months to see how it goes.
Did you oak your rum on anything else prior to putting in the port barrel?
What abv did you oak it at?
Cheers

[SBB]

No mate I didnt oak it at all before hand......just filled the barrel to the top and left it for two months. Well we did have a few sample sessions over that period of time .....but just topped it up again. Stuck it in the barrel at 65% ABV.....just go carefully when ya watering down to 65% take into account the temp of ya ALC and water if you want a true reading.

[SBB]

Draining the barrel


Had trouble getting a photo that shows the true colour but its pretty dark

[Rumdrinker]

Good stuff, I'll fill the barrels with 65% & age them for a few months & see how it goes. Taste test every few weeks of coarse.......
Nice copper funnel, where do you get those?

[MacStill]

Nice copper funnel, where do you get those?

PM this fella ;-)


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