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Aging with casks/wood chips

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  1. hoppinmad
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    I've got some 3year seasoned english oak and apple wood that I use for smoking fish and bacon, might try some on my distillate but was wondering whether to blowtorch it or oven bake or both or neither, any experiences advice or musings gratefully accepted

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  2. Opus 27
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    Ok Bourbon Chunks by Essencia!
    First of all taste is subject to the palet of the taster and this is purely my take on this product.
    This is the first Bourbon that I have produced that tastes 100% perfect. The taste is spot on. All too often I find the essence type flavourings (a) too sweet and (b) over powering. These Bourbon Chunks however have a lightness or mellowness of flavour pretty close to JD. My tasting was 12 days into the suggested 14 if that will change over the next 2 days I will find out. Realistically how long you give it is upto you and the same goes for the suggested quantity of spirit.
    In conclusion I give it 10/10 and will certainly buy more and at under £3.50 for 2 Litres bearing in mind thats both flavour and oaking in one go it's a good price.

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  3. hoppinmad
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    Opus,
    Sounds great I'll be sure to get some the next time I go to stock up, did you do the full 2litres?

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  4. Opus 27
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    Yes 2 Litres. Just spoke to my HB Shop and their getting me a 500 grm pack (sufficient for 10 Litres) for £11.97.

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  5. optic
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    Opus 27
    have you looked at this website http://www.essencia.co.nz

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  6. Opus 27
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    Hi Optic
    yes I've had a look and my HB shop is getting one of their carbon filters in for me to have a look at.
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  7. optic
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    Opus 27
    My local HB shops dont stock Essencia products,does your HB shop have a website?
    Optic

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  8. hoppinmad
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    Great link, I found a shop in Derby that stocks their stuff so I might go and check it out one day its about time I gave the missus a day out

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  9. Opus 27
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    Hi Optic
    Sorry but no they don't have a web site all though they do mail order by phone or email.
    Thats not much help though unless you have an idea of what you want?

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  10. hoppinmad
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    Optic,
    You can find essencia stuff at http://www.creativewinemaking.co.uk

    Cheers, hoppinmad

    an amateur practises till he can get it right,
    a professional practises till he cant get it wrong.
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