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You guys already know I love my UJSSM. Well, early in the week I finished up my last bottle of UJSSM. I have some on oak that is not ready yet so I decided to head to the liquor store.

I bought a bottle each of my two favorite bourbons. Knob Creek (my favorite) and Jim Beam (my daily drink) to hold me off until I have more UJSSM ready to drink.

That was Wed afternoon. Wed evening after dinner I poured a Knob Creek on the rocks.
I thought damn. This tastes like crap. When I finished it I rinsed my glass and poured A Jim Beam on the rocks. I didn’t like that either.

Okay, Last night I poured a Jim again. It was better. Later I had a Knob it was also better. Alright, my taste for them is coming back.

I had a few, 3–4 ? last night. I have a FUCKING headache this morning.

I am Ruined.

It's bound to happen.

Sounds like a bigger problem if your UJSSM recipe isn't ready by Poulsbo. I am finding out that preplanning is everything when it comes to aging and timing!

Bushman wrote:Sounds like a bigger problem if your UJSSM recipe isn't ready by Poulsbo. I am finding out that preplanning is everything when it comes to aging and timing!

OMG That would be a bitch. I am going to start shaking my aging batches twice a day! I might have to take some white dog just so I can wake up feeling okay.

Maybe I can put oak chips in my glass with my ice? Let it age in my system?

Damn Damn Damn. I got to start working on that preplanning thing. I need to get a flute built and start making bigger batches.

Done the same with a bottle of JD a year ago, learnt that lesson fast...

Get a brew on at least once a month or so, that way you'll know that you've got some aged UJ coming regularly...

Thats if, unlike me, you can keep yer mouth away from it...

Once you're spoiled by decent spirits it's tough to go back to tossing down store bought... I can still drink store bought scotch but not much else... Knob Creek tastes awful to me these days... I just can't seem to get the taste out of my mouth...

You aren't ruined, you have merely acquired a more discerning palate...

Poured a double shot of Makers Mark the other night, added a little ice and a wee splash of water. Took a sip and it tasted off, ended up dumping it out and going to the shed for a half gallon of UJSM.

So, I thought, I'll save the Makers Mark for my bride, nope! She tasted it and said, "this isn't homemade, I can't drink this stuff".

So, I know how important it is to keep the pipeline up and running.


Bull.

Personally, I've consumed likker, in moderation, all my adult life and never knew it could taste so wonderful, not just good, until I started distillin'. I was thinkin' last night, if this stuff didn't make me drunk I'd want to drink it all the time! I was always a scotch drinker, couldn't stand bourbon or rum, but now that I make my own I find that they have wonderful flavors that store bought never had. What's even better is I haven't had a katzenjammer since, and occasionally I do have one too many.

Big R

I had a Crown Royal last month and it was like sipping from my feints jug. It took me three hours, of barely sipping, to finish 1 $5.00 ounce. I remember liking CR, which is why I ordered it from the bar. Maybe it was just a bad batch ... or something. Whatever the case, I dug up my old pewter/stainless flask and keep it handy for when we go out

Recently was offered a scotch...... thought OK will try.
It was crap
Johnny Walker red.. tipped it out

Realised that from now on it's my own or nuthin.

TAF

All these silly shiners with loverly stills DUMPING ALCOHOL DOWN THE DRAIN! Wtf? Yep - store bought is crap, if you bought it or were given it then dilute to 40 and rerun with whatever else you have around, if nothing else it should make some acceptable neutral

It's a bugger isn't it. I've been a little bit crook for the last six months or so and haven't had the strength or urge to distill and I'm running a bit low on aged likker. I drink Italian or Tasmanian beer these days to get me through the drought. No bought spirits thank you very much.

I've grown somewhat lazy myself, recently... Between work and other real life crap I don't get a run off until I'm out of drinkable spirits... My washes sit patiently clearing and then racked into secondaries until I'm desperate... And I have a brand new unopened bottle of Dewars that I could be drinking but have neglected for about three months already...

I'm hoping to do several runs in the near future to build up my stock...

Yea, I have company from the East Coast visiting, she works at the Pentagon in Home Land Security so not only can't I start a new batch for a week everything is hidden away!

I remember when looking for recipes months ago a member said " Mash, I am a sweet feed junky! try it"

I guess I have turned into UJSSM junky. I have a couple of batches aging but nothing fermenting.

I was planning on taking the summer off from distilling. With the weather finally improving I am hoping to spend more time at my boat.

I am planning for and gathering parts for my flute build. It will probably be done in a few weeks. I work on it a little here and there as I get time. (My mind is working on it every day)

Once my new flute is done I wont be able to resist nocking up a few batches and taking her out for a test drive.

Just when I thought I was out It pulls me back in

Once you have drank good home made likker, no store bought will satisfy the taste buds

Yea, I have company from the East Coast visiting, she works at the Pentagon in Home Land Security so not only can't I start a new batch for a week everything is hidden away!

Careful, Homelanders have good noses.

Yes i agree and so does the wife we both were die hard Jack fans up to the day I figured out that I can possibly partake and in a reasonable time get this hobby down to were i can enjoy the product that has come from ( the vast amounts of info and time others put in to this) and the equipment I have built with help from others equip. and posts to make something that does not compare we are also ruined we had a few drinks at dinner one nite from the bar one taste and we both ordered water. Cheers to all that make this happen no more heads hangover WE R RUINED

I used to like jim beam Black, that didn't last long once I started to make my own.
eventually I had to shell out the coin to get Makers Mark, now it tastes like its laced with heads.
I enjoyed Bulliet, but I can't drink it anymore unless its mixed.
right now there are only two readily available bourbons in my area I can drink
Evan Williams single barrel, and Woodford Reserve.
I've tried knob creek and it tastes like a slightly more refined version of Jim Beam, which still sucks.
running out of product gets expensive in this hobby.

good thing I like rum, theres still some very nice rum available without getting too expensive.

butistillcantstandbacardiVB

I can drink evan williams, but mine is better. I do like a little woodford reserve.

makesmethinkofdingowheniwritelikethiswoof.

I'm really careful to make sure I'm not just being a whiskey snob, but yeah the one thing I really have become sensitive to is heads in commercial bourbons. I personally really notice it in Knob creek and Maker's Mark.

I did not like whiskey at all! I hated it. I wouldnt drink it save someone's life, that is until i made a batch of UJSSM. Holy crap! we put back half a gallon so far. It's amazing I'm on the 4th generation now. This stuff is just so good.

wildrover wrote:I'm really careful to make sure I'm not just being a whiskey snob, but yeah the one thing I really have become sensitive to is heads in commercial bourbons. I personally really notice it in Knob creek and Maker's Mark.

Yup, bought a couple bottles of Bulleit Bourbon recently coz it was on sale and I'm low on homemade. 90 proof. Would have been pretty good if it wasn't for the god awful headsiness. Headache with a cork... Mrs. Smokehouse had a drink and damn near gagged. She didn't know exactly why but she did know it weren't right and described the heads taste to aT. She loves her whiskey and I recon I've spoiled her too.
HeadsCutWeDontNeedNoStinkinHeadsCut

Just started another UJSSM form scratch with 10L of backset I had in the freezer...

Just to keep the stocks up for next year...

so it's not just me?

went out for a few with the lads last night. i actually havent bought anything commercial since i built my still. used to be a big jim black drinker, and was quite pleased to find they stocked the stuff in the pub we were in. after a few cloudy ciders, enough is enough, and i moved onto the top shelf.

before i even got the glass to my lips, something wasnt right. acidic sting with wet cardboard undertones. not a happy man!

spent the rest of the night back on the cider, with a sour look and an untouched glass of bourbon. the worst bit was, i couldnt tell anyone why i was pissed off.

damn law.

j

Anyone who has drank any amount of scotch knows very well what tails taste and smell like... I have always called scotch "blotter water" because of the smelly wet cardboard paper taste and smell... I have no clue why I drink it... Originally it was because I disliked the taste so that kept me from drinking too much... But after three or four that dislike fades and its like you're drinking ice water... I can't drink much scotch these days because I start getting a headache while I'm still drinking... I guess I've spoiled myself...

whiskymonster wrote:so it's not just me?

went out for a few with the lads last night. i actually havent bought anything commercial since i built my still. used to be a big jim black drinker, and was quite pleased to find they stocked the stuff in the pub we were in. after a few cloudy ciders, enough is enough, and i moved onto the top shelf.

before i even got the glass to my lips, something wasnt right. acidic sting with wet cardboard undertones. not a happy man!

spent the rest of the night back on the cider, with a sour look and an untouched glass of bourbon. the worst bit was, i couldnt tell anyone why i was pissed off.

damn law.

Haha,,,Its the craziest thing aye? Take time away from the store bought cuz yer makin yer own.....Not sure what to make of the taste but the buzz is very clean......Coool.

But then you sample some commercial 6 months down the road and it's like,,,,,,,,,,OY,,,,,,,,who changed the way what used to be my favorite stuff is made? Taste like shite..

you just cant beat good home made beverage ...

Kentucky shinner wrote:you just cant beat good home made beverage ...

Pretty well homemade anything is best.

This has been a fun thread from the start. How damn true. We are all ruined.

I have been drinking more store bought lately as I am trying to hold off running again until my flute is done to make some more UJSSM. Yuk.

The last batch that I have on oak has been aging about six weeks now. I thought I would sample some last night to see how it coming along.

It is still needs a little more time. It is a little light in color but smooth.
Holy shit it tastes great! The flavor is so good already that I am going to have to try really hard not drink it before its time.

Half done UJSSM is ten times better than store bought!

Sam, I have frozen backset too. It calls to me from the freezer..............use me......