Aussiedistiller, Home Distilling, Moonshine, Home Brew

Hi all
I have just bought my first barrel which still had aged port inside it (four and a half bottles). I have emptied the port for drinking and OMG what a drop it is! When you swirl the port around a glass it literally sticks to the side of the glass, it pours like a thick liquor. Although its quaffable i find it a tad to heavy for my taste and mix with a glass with a cheap Rose. Very nice indeed.
I digress so the question is would a cognac age in my now empty barrel? I was thinking of putting a glass of the port back in the barrel and topping up with my air stilled Vodka and a Classic VSOP essence till once again full.
Anybody tried this before or know what the outcome would be overtime? Any idea how long i should leave it in the barrel to age if indeed it will age?
Cheers

I’ll take a bottle of that port :happy-partydance:
Sounds YUMMY
Sorry, can’t help with the cognac question :laughing-rolling:

Fortified aged well (as in left alone and in a dry/warm place) at home in barrels is so underestimated. Better than some big $$$ ports.


No help at all here either :))

Mate has an almost empty 10l port that has port syrup in bottom (I’m gunna drink what’s left) an I’m gunna do a mash outa malted wheat, wheat, oats and some malted barley. Use up leftover grain as I think the port flavour will dominate. Dunno how vsop will go in it, only 1 way to find out :handgestures-thumbupleft: leave it for couple months then taste occasionally to see how it’s going

Hey team, I'm about to travel the road old mate asked about. Any further info about the process and the results etc...

Time will depend on size of barrel and climate, need more info

Handyandy180 wrote:Hi all
I was thinking of putting a glass of the port back in the barrel and topping up with my air stilled Vodka and a Classic VSOP essence till once again full.
Anybody tried this before or know what the outcome would be overtime? Any idea how long i should leave it in the barrel to age if indeed it will age?
Cheers

I would not add essence at the start. I would just put the spirit in the barrel and check now and then. If you finally want to drink it and you don't like the taste, then add essence.