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  1. optic
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    Opus 27
    it seems to me that although the standard essences contain these ingredients they must only be in very small ammounts,personally i prefer the alcohol heat in a whisky,yes that is the beauty of the kit giving us a chance to experiment with little tweaks,the essencia bourbon chunks sound good where did you get them from?,i have all three types of the still spirits chips,i can certainly notice a different flavour to a whisky depending on which type i have used,thats just given me a thought about trying a mix of say 10grms of each in the next soak.
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  2. Opus 27
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    Hi again Optic,
    I got my Bourbon Chunks from my local HB shop in Cheltenham but there being imported in by Ritchie's if that's the right spelling. There also bringing in Essencia Essences but I have yet to try them. As I said in the other thread they claim that these lumps of bourbon barrel don't require any further flavouring which to me makes them quite economic if they work.

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    Opus 27
    Thanks for the info they stock Ritchie products in my HB shop,will enquire next time i go,when you say chunks what sort of size are they as the Still Spirits ones are mainly quite small,infact some of the packet is almost like dust.
    I have tried soaking straight unflavoured spirit 50grms to 1 ltr with the SS chips and yes it took on the bourbon taste but wasnt quite strong enough in flavour,should imagine that if the whole 100grm packet (£3.56) was used its flavour would be more pronounced.

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    Hi again Optic,
    There basicly cubes about 25mm square. 100 grms in a packet and supposedly does 2 Litres. I think I paid somewhere between £3.20 and £3.50. I don't know about you but I usually put my stuff in Demi Johns but you won't get these chunks in the neck so I've picked up a 2.1 Litre Kilner Jar and it's perfect, that was £2.49 in the Range.

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    Opus 27
    Yes i do use Kilner jars,I dont know if you have a Poundland store near to you but I see they have got Kilner type jars,also the cheapest place I have found for sugar 1.5KG for a £1.
    Optic

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  6. hoppinmad
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    I'm a big whisky fan and am interested in the profile kit. Seems a bit pricey, how many bottles will it do? And do you get something to measure the minute amounts?

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    Hi Hoppinmad
    I've just had a look at my essence box and the Profile Kit consists of 14 bottles of essences (the normal SS size) a syrynge and a pippet for measuring. there is a recipe book included that gives suggested equivelents to proprietery brands but you need to experiment. Most people reduce or leave out the suggested Glycerine ingredient. All the individual essences are obtainable seperately for replacement.
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  8. hoppinmad
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    Thanks, Sounds good value, I might treat myself

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  9. optic
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    Just tried making up a blend of my own with the profile kit,I tried a teaspoon full of it and tastes ok IMO its now gone in a Kilner jar with 20grms of Tennessee bourbon oak chips for a soak.
    For 750mls
    profile C 6mls
    profile B 3mls
    astringent notes 2mls
    cereal notes 1.5mls
    fruity esters 1mls
    sweet vanillin 0.5mls

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  10. hoppinmad
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    Optic, can you use the oak chips more than once? I've never used any but am thinking of doing so, didn't rate the ss smokey whisky flavouring

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    a professional practises till he cant get it wrong.
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