Coconut nectar wash

[timebomb]

I am trying to come up with a wash that uses coconut nectar as the source of sugar, as we currently have access to a large amount of it for free. The coconut nectar tastes very similar to golden syrup with a sugar content of 80g per 100ml. I was thinking it would make a spirit with a taste similar to rum. On doing a small amount of research i have found a few different spirits made around the world (mainly south east Asia) using coconut nectar. Lamanog and coconut arrack are the main two. From what i can gather i believe they ferment the sap straight from the coconut flowers that have been tapped. The stuff we have is more of a syrup that i can only assume has been boiled to get to this thick sugary syrup. These spirits are essentially distilled palm wine and i think they are usually fermented using wild yeasts. I am interested to know others opinions as to what yeast and nutrients would be best suited. I thought an alcohol content of approx 10% would be a good starting point. The wash will most likely be double pot stilled and aged on some kind of timber, most likely toasted oak. All opinions and ideas will be muchly appreciated.

For a 25L wash I am thinking something along the lines of:
21 bottles (250ml) of coconut nectar
1 tsp epson salts
pinch of citric acid
pinch of DAP
lowans or a specialty rum yeast?

Possibly use a small amount of the slops in the next batch?
After aging a small amount of the nectar may be used to sweeten.

[Woodsy71]

Can you post a pic of the coconut nectar?

[TasSpirits]

Sounds very interesting, I would use something like EC1118 to start then try other yeasts as a comparison. :handgestures-thumbupleft:

[timebomb]

This is a link to show what it is.
https://lovingearth.net/coconut-nectar-568.html

[Doubleuj]

Link didn't work for me but did spike my interest, is this the stuff?
https://m.lovingearth.net/our-products/coconut-prodcts/coconut-nectar.html

[Woodsy71]

Link didn't work for me but did spike my interest, is this the stuff?
https://m.lovingearth.net/our-products/coconut-prodcts/coconut-nectar.html

Yeah mate

[bluc]

Looks interesting keep us posted :handgestures-thumbupleft: Is this what they use to make palm sugar?

[scythe]

I would treat it like molassis.
80% sugar is pretty high, what is the actual coconut flavour/aroma like?
Maybe a coconut infused neutral could be a better option, as you may lose the coconut esters unless you include tails