tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.comments2024-02-19T14:57:20.959+00:00Whisky DiscoveryWhisky Discoveryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270565726147519497noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-48279581937731570982016-11-12T01:37:18.562+00:002016-11-12T01:37:18.562+00:00How fascinating! I have never heard of this proces...How fascinating! I have never heard of this process before, nor thought it possible. I would love to experience it in person.WhiskyDadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16895059009565177655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-21490258900681386682016-04-12T17:56:17.384+01:002016-04-12T17:56:17.384+01:00A great write up as ever.. A great write up as ever.. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14900872163662532868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-90416509591708988842015-11-04T18:36:11.010+00:002015-11-04T18:36:11.010+00:00I was playing with the exact same thought. With in...I was playing with the exact same thought. With increasing demand and distilleries running out of older casks I think there should be made investigations for alternative techniques. Maybe someone could experiment with new technologies and see if it works out. They couldn't call it whisky of course but if the new product would get good critics on social media it could still be commercially succesfull. I'm really looking forward to read further posts on this issue on your blogAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614123663116127318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-31072837592272138082015-09-20T17:26:04.064+01:002015-09-20T17:26:04.064+01:00Well done getting into sherry. We spent 2 weeks i...Well done getting into sherry. We spent 2 weeks in Jerez trying to connect sherry and whisky and found the relationship isn't what the whisky makers would have us believe...Thali Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12036093285031943299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-63042294446942327172015-01-24T02:21:23.641+00:002015-01-24T02:21:23.641+00:00Hi Dave,
Just a note to say I like the design &...Hi Dave,<br />Just a note to say I like the design & content of your blog here. Nicely done. Credit to you & KatAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15016839773060442643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-57122240644147006612014-05-21T14:01:52.819+01:002014-05-21T14:01:52.819+01:00It might be an interesting experiment - and one wh...It might be an interesting experiment - and one which it wouldn't surprise me if larger companies with R&D budgets have already looked at - however one key thing to remember about the cask aging process is that one of the key factors is the expansion and contraction of the wood over the aging seasons, which draws the spirit into the grain and then squeezes it out again. At a guess I'd say that a hermetically sealed inert container with a stick in it is going to release the wood compounds very differently to a "breathing" cask.<br /><br />You could really go to work on this line of experimentation though - for instance seeing what difference the Euro oak stick makes to pale whisky when it hasn't had sherry soaking into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-33803929513541048272014-03-16T13:57:21.182+00:002014-03-16T13:57:21.182+00:00Compass Box added flat French oak staves to their ...Compass Box added flat French oak staves to their first two bottlings of Spice Tree, then had to stop when the Scotch Whisky Association threatened legal action (http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/pdf/TheSpiceTreeStory.pdf). They were able to work out a way of getting the flavor they wanted by playing about with the cask heads.<br /><br />So yes, your idea is a good one, and yes, it's a step too far right now -- at least for the SWA. Is it a step too far for the consumer to buy something like "malt spirit"? Harder to sayTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09534284662785499386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-9670589995476902672013-12-28T18:57:10.913+00:002013-12-28T18:57:10.913+00:00Great post! We very much enjoyed ours too, as well...Great post! We very much enjoyed ours too, as well as the Gin one! Did you have a favourite? I loved the Mackmyra!<br /><br />Laura<br />Mashtunandmeow.blogspot.comLaura Rangeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08839161272895615967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-88372870716906922132013-10-24T13:58:12.596+01:002013-10-24T13:58:12.596+01:00I had a chance to try a few French whiskies in 201...I had a chance to try a few French whiskies in 2012 and really enjoyed the "individuality" of the product. Part of my plans for travelling in 2014 is to spend a week in the "Breton" region of France. I very much look forward to visiting the distilleries noted in this TT and will be sharing my experience via my blog next year. :)Whisky Lassiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08701643378299691540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-13505211527748995892013-10-15T20:17:35.720+01:002013-10-15T20:17:35.720+01:00I would add The Making of Scotch Whisky, Michael M...I would add <i>The Making of Scotch Whisky</i>, Michael Moss & John Hume. Published in 1981, but absolutely the best history of Scotch up to that point.<br /><br />Also, I'd want to mark down Banksie's book for not having enough whisky in it (and a whole blooming chapter about Landrovers!).<br /><br /><i>Whisky Galore</i> by Compton Mackenzie. It's a bit of a stretch to call it a whisky book, but reading it surely gives a man a drouth, and that can't be a bad thing.rodbodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00367022736620887918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-14405395050786777852013-09-29T14:36:11.447+01:002013-09-29T14:36:11.447+01:00Thanks Steffen, a couple more to add to my list th...Thanks Steffen, a couple more to add to my list there. Ingvar Ronde's Malt Whisky Yearbook is something I look forward to every year. Thanks for the Chuck Chowdery recommendations, will definitely look them out too. DaveWhisky Discoveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270565726147519497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-65189101671781177812013-09-29T13:12:47.501+01:002013-09-29T13:12:47.501+01:00Here are my favourite list of whiskybooks:
Malt Wh...Here are my favourite list of whiskybooks:<br />Malt Whisky Yearbook, Ingvar Ronde<br />Bourbon, Straight, Chuck Cowdery<br />The Best Bourbon You Never Taste, Chuck Cowdery<br />Canadian Whisky, Davin De Kergommeaux<br />Peat Smoke and Spirt, Andrew Jefford<br />Appreciating WHisky, Phillip Hills<br />Bluff your way in Whisky, David Milsted<br /><br />No surprise, the last one is my favourite :-)<br /><br />SteffenSteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-4475137981252159822013-06-04T05:50:51.945+01:002013-06-04T05:50:51.945+01:00Interesting. The whisky that got me hooked on whis...Interesting. The whisky that got me hooked on whisky also was the Laphroaig 10yo (and I too closely followed it with a Quater cask)<br /><br />Lovely journey that we are all onAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-65363050761678642652013-05-29T11:51:03.809+01:002013-05-29T11:51:03.809+01:00Sounds like a great tasting event, looking forwar...Sounds like a great tasting event, looking forward to the jura one tomorrow even more now:<br /><br />PS:can you link the twitter accounts to the pages, much easier for us lazy readers than copying and pasting ;)beersiveknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13293913182389157112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-90625676979328267722013-05-28T12:23:06.300+01:002013-05-28T12:23:06.300+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Gal Granovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983877895234711206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-85261365848948213322013-04-29T11:49:25.512+01:002013-04-29T11:49:25.512+01:00good write-up mate. a class A event.good write-up mate. a class A event.Gal Granovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983877895234711206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-33653179952890665872013-04-06T20:32:55.844+01:002013-04-06T20:32:55.844+01:00I did a homemade e150 experiment myself a couple o...I did a homemade e150 experiment myself a couple of years ago. having around 8 friends over for some dramming I had homemade some colouring by melting some sugar in a pan (what a mess). I chopped some colouring and added it to a whisky that wasn't particular dark. I had divided the whisky in two parts so I had some that was coloured and some that wasn't coloured. Then I handed around two sample bottles, one clearly darker than the other and asked my guest to tell me their opinions about the whiskies. As always when you ask people about an opinion about a whisky the opinions will always differ somewhat, but in the group there was a big difference in the description of one sample and the other sample<br /><br />When I revealed they actually had the same whisky, one was just homecoloured, they were actual quite surprised. A few of the guys thought it was my colouring that had caused the taste difference they made a blind test. To their surprise they discovered, that when blindfolded, they couldn't really taste the difference between the samples<br /><br />Now my experiemnt doesnt tell us that colouring doesnt affect the taste. The tasting was after a few drams and any slight differences wouldn't have been noticed. It do tell us that we do taste a whisky with our eyes, or I would say with our expectations to it. When tasting the two very similar tasting whiskies (maybe totally similar tasting whiskies) blindfolded they tasted the same. When not blinded they were perceived and described as tasting very different<br /><br />Similar experiments have been observed with ketchup. test have been made with people being told their opinion about blue ketchup. Not many liked it. Well, the colouring was tasteless, and when tasted blind, noone could tell the difference between normal and blue ketchup<br /><br />The problem with coloured whisky is that colour and taste doesnt match. This can confuse us as drinkers. <br /><br />Some whiskies clearly suffer from the blue ketchup effect in my opinion. Something is just wrong when you drink them<br /><br />(This comment is so long I can as well turn it onto my own blog post :-) )<br /><br />Cheers<br />SteffenSteffenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09214829298998129214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-2933135973685409672013-04-06T15:39:11.836+01:002013-04-06T15:39:11.836+01:00Thanks for your comments Josh. Johanne set this or...Thanks for your comments Josh. Johanne set this original test up so I don't know what whisky she bought and sent. Johanne coloured one of the bottles with 1.2g of E150a per 700ml of whisky, or roughly 1 drop of Caramel for every 15ml of Whisky. I will repeat this test with Kat later today, however will have just one coloured whisky with two or three naturally coloured to see if we really can detect or it was just flipping a coin.<br /><br />I think the tea tannins may have influenced my palate (I drink mine black with no sugar) and will have to cease from drinking this before a whisky tasting<br /><br />We'll mess with whatever leftover E150a we have and post our findings laterWhisky Discoveryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10270565726147519497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-41239673274820071522013-04-06T13:11:23.918+01:002013-04-06T13:11:23.918+01:00Dave - kudos for being to first out of the gate to...Dave - kudos for being to first out of the gate to get a blog post up on this fascinating experiment. Great intro: very informative.<br /><br />In the experiment portion I have a few questions: In the test you were performing what was your uncolored whisky and how much e150 were you using in you colored whisky? It might be interesting to perform the blind tastings with different amounts of e150 added to find out the threshold of detectability for you. That's what the Malt Maniacs did when they did blind tastings of single malt and water with varying amounts of e150: http://www.maltmaniacs.net/2013/03/07/e-pistle-1701-the-colour-of-whisky/<br /><br />I'd also be curious to hear your tasting notes of what you think the flavor of e150 in water was like (in greater detail than "more unpleasant than grapefruit".) It's very interesting that tea messed up your ability to find the e150 flavor difference. Tea has tannins. I bet that's the issue. I'll leave off tea before formal tastings from now on, however. I wonder if green tea has the same effect (assuming that, as a Brit, you were having black tea).The Coopered Tothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08994039557547289926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-13241851105160029502013-03-16T13:00:36.957+00:002013-03-16T13:00:36.957+00:00Completely agree with you. Same favorite. Great fo...Completely agree with you. Same favorite. Great four whiskeys.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571494065280473820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-71481987708888321762013-02-21T14:49:12.307+00:002013-02-21T14:49:12.307+00:00Thanks! A lovely summary of a very nice twittertas...Thanks! A lovely summary of a very nice twittertasting. Nice to meet you in cyberspace!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13218591191979212412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-76852609071088783482013-02-18T10:54:39.061+00:002013-02-18T10:54:39.061+00:00Do you have an email, Dave?
Pat Roberts, Cognis Pu...Do you have an email, Dave?<br />Pat Roberts, Cognis Public Relations<br />cognis.pr@zen.co.ukgrist42https://www.blogger.com/profile/14054279500500227809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-37424027922959383942013-02-17T13:49:46.206+00:002013-02-17T13:49:46.206+00:00haha!
just as i said on my tweet a few days ago : ...haha!<br />just as i said on my tweet a few days ago : should have been named Bloody Delicious! it certainly is!Gal Granovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983877895234711206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-17691731951419727122013-01-28T21:02:20.902+00:002013-01-28T21:02:20.902+00:00Lovely stuff I'm in love. Great combo. Massive...Lovely stuff I'm in love. Great combo. Massive Islay and sherry. Good combo. Gal Granovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983877895234711206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118786120916735714.post-84276731198865310912013-01-10T03:32:39.162+00:002013-01-10T03:32:39.162+00:00Thanks for describing this. I keep seeing it at P...Thanks for describing this. I keep seeing it at Park Avenue Liquor and wondering. I shall wonder no more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com