Charred vs. Toasted Oak

[Brendan]

Hopefully there's no problem me posting this link here...but I found this experiment conducted by Pintoshine and thought some of our members could really benefit from it.

He tested both toasted and charred oak in the same amount of distillate, and provided smell and taste tests.

Very interesting, and keep in mind that Pint had been opposed to toasted oak a couple of years previous to this experiment.

Enjoy :handgestures-thumbupleft:


Charred vs. Toasted Oak Experiment

[MacStill]

Haven't used charred for nearly 2 years now, medium/heavy toast all the way for me :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[Brendan]

Haven't used charred for nearly 2 years now, medium/heavy toast all the way for me :handgestures-thumbupleft:

Good to know, thanks Mac.

I haven't used charred yet...just trialling some toasted that Linny gave me (Thanks mate :handgestures-thumbupleft: ).

Prob going to put down a sour mash whiskey and age in 2 separate containers, one with charred & one with toasted...expecting a stronger bourbon bite to the charred which i dont like, but others do :D

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I bought a test bag of this a couple of hours ago .

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261219613070 ... 1439.l2649

[SBB]

Thats a good link Brendan, probably one of the better out there, Newbies can learn a lot from it regarding stick size and how to toast and char, Also what the end results should look like.
Not sure if you need to be a member of AD to see the photos though.
Personaly I like charred in UJ , Toasted in Rum.

[MacStill]

Not sure if you need to be a member of AD to see the photos though.

CC should be able to confirm this now :laughing-rolling:

[Cane Toad]

:handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: Can still see the photos :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: but what's the go with the adds for the hookers in the banner advertising :think: :think:

[Linny]

in that link i actually use ALOT less if i want to age something longer than 2 months ,,, say only 1 stick ,,, which is also about 1/5 of the size... just incase someone see's it and tries to put a batch away for ages

[MacStill]

:handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: Can still see the photos :handgestures-thumbupleft: :handgestures-thumbupleft: but what's the go with the adds for the hookers in the banner advertising :think: :think:

:text-threadjacked: :text-imsorry:

The adds pertain to your browser history :))

[Cane Toad]

Ohh ok :oops: :oops: :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[SBB]

The adds pertain to your browser history

:laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling: :laughing-rolling:

[Woodchip]

I bought a test bag of this a couple of hours ago .

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261219613070 ... 1439.l2649

bought this lot aswell. Been soaking 5l since last month it has a nice colour and smell already .