Whisky Maturation

[sorren]

Hi,
Im not sure if anyone is interested but i have decided to try and mature my own whisky, Firstly i filled my little ( 2ltr ) barrel with port and left it for a month, then the barrel was filled with just under 2ltrs of glenfiddich 12 year old, now only time will tell i have had a little taste after a couple of days and all is ok so far.. if anyone is interested i will keep posting to let you know how things are going....

[michael]

Keep us up to date with some pics along the way.

[sorren]

Just a couple of pics.... the usual before and after pics. This is after only a few days..... original whisky is glenfiddich 12, and now its a glenfiddich port wood finish lol....

[Jojo]

Sorren - I think your experiment is quite interesting and it certainly has piqued my curiosity....so, I consulted with an expert who had this to say:
"I would suggest that when he reckons the taste is acceptable that he puts the spirit back into bottle so no further wood extraction happens, but never fill the empty cask with water of any sort as that ruins the flavour of the wood and makes any further fillings smell like rotten wood. Apart from losing a large angels share the strength will most likely drop and if it drops too low then the whisky will always look cloudy."

Tell me more about your barrel - is it new oak? Has it been conditioned?

This is interesting, please keep us posted!

[sorren]

Thanks for that reply.
The story so far is- The barrel was purchased second hand and i was not sure what had been inside, so it was quite a risk, Once i got the barrel home i dismantled it and removed the charing and re chared, the wood looked very clean which made me think nothing much had been inside, i then decided i would go for the port as it was fairly cheap and if things went wrong i hadnt lost too much, then i decided on glenfiddich 12 as again it isnt too expensive, im now thinking i willl leave the whisky in the barrel for around 6 weeks, this is because im under the impression that in such a small barrel 3 months is the same as a year in larger barrels, and i think some finishes are normaly 6 months to a year, but as you say jojo it will be down to taste, I now intend to buy a couple of barrels from a company in the states and have them shipped over so i can try new oak and mabye get the toasted oak flavour...
any more info you come across it greatfully recieved....

[lj121746]

Awesome idea, keep it up!