flavor and consistency

[newengland]

I made a sugar/corn/barley wash. I single distilled. I tempered it to 90 proof. I let it sit about two weeks, and tonight I drank a few ounces. I thought the taste was distinctly sweet and that the consistency was kind of syrupy. So, does amount of flavor relate to the consistency of the whiskey? And/or, does double-distilling make a thinner liquid? Thanks.

[blind drunk]

Some folks like single run, some don't. Double distilling will give you a lighter product. You have the option of double distilling or you can do a 1.5 distillation process by combining a percentage of low wines with the next wash/wort and running the two as a spirit run. The ratio of fresh wash/wort to low wines is a variable you can explore. You can add more or less of either for you spirit run. This gives you the benefit of both worlds (my opinion, others will differ no doubt).

[newengland]

Thanks. I do like the flavor, but I think my single distillations sit a bit heavy on the stomach. And the sugar wash seemed a bit heavier than my AG as well, although this might not be an accurate observation.

[Bushman]

Some folks like single run, some don't. Double distilling will give you a lighter product. You have the option of double distilling or you can do a 1.5 distillation process by combining a percentage of low wines with the next wash/wort and running the two as a spirit run. The ratio of fresh wash/wort to low wines is a variable you can explore. You can add more or less of either for you spirit run. This gives you the benefit of both worlds (my opinion, others will differ no doubt).

Never thought of it as a 1.5 distillation but basically that is what your doing.

[Odin]

"Distilling 1.5" is a nice compromise between taste and being able to make better cuts. Higher abv, double distillation makes for easier cuts and less smearing. Single distillation makes for lower abv, a bit more smearing and more taste. But it might take longer to age to perfection.

Another thing you may take in to account: do you want to age on wood? If so 60% for your final hearts portion is a good aim. Now the question becomes: how much wash can I add to my previously distilled low wines and still hit a 60% hearts fraction? The closer you get to that goal, the more taste you will get over.

Odin.