how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

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SimpleBiscuit
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how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

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Hi all,

So I made batch whiskey with the grain bill as 50/50 malted sorghum and malted maize.
It's been aging on some medium toasted french oak chips for a few months now and its tasting great!

It has a leathery flavour and was just wondering if anyone knows where this could have come from, like during the distillation, the grain or from the oak?

Also I want to make something similar to a Japanese whiskey with light, fruity, floral flavours. Any one know how I could Achieve this?

Oh I use a pure copper pot still too :)
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Re: how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

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The leather is from the oak. You can get nice floral notes by using rye in your recipe.

Malted sorghum and malted maize? Thats ambitious, tell us more.
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Re: how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

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You didn't mention what yeast you used so I'll add to Jimbo's post that EC 1118 produces a very fruity and floral smell and taste.
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