Evening all...
I have a quick question. I have a few different batches of sweet feed that I put on wood. It went on wood about 3 months ago at about 60% ABV. It was looking and tasting quite nice so I pulled it off and bottled it.
Looking tasty!
This is the longest I have aged anything on wood so far...question is: any reason to let it sit in the bottle for a bit (aside from more time...) before sippin?
Sorry if the post shows up twice... I posted and then I never saw it land!
I believe it helps to let it age for a while after it comes off the wood. I age mine for a few years on oak and like to let it set for a couple of months after it is strained off and let it breath whenever I think about it. I Try to save some white likker from each run to hold me over to the next....that keeps me out of the aging stock. Just my 2 cents .... If you like it then it's all good.
In the same vein... has anyone ever tried adding "new" wood after a while or maybe changing the wood all together? Just wondering if it might speedup/hinder the process or change some other unpredictable...
Have you tempered it already? If so, the whiskey will pick up different flavors from the wood. I don't like to re-wood after tempering from 125-130 proof (my preferred aging strength). Even after I pull it off wood, I still keep it at 125 proof. I temper to drinking strength when I bottle...for drinking.
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Have you tempered it already? If so, the whiskey will pick up different flavors from the wood. I don't like to re-wood after tempering from 125-130 proof (my preferred aging strength). Even after I pull it off wood, I still keep it at 125 proof. I temper to drinking strength when I bottle...for drinking.
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Sadly I have already cut it down to about 90 proof. I will let it rest in the bottle for a little while and see how she goes. What I didn't want to do was leave it on wood chips for too long and since it was tasting darn good I thought I would pull it off and see.
