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how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 7:24 am
by SimpleBiscuit
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 :)

Re: how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 10:52 am
by Jimbo
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.

Re: how to get Leather or floral flavours in my whiskey

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 2:32 pm
by acfixer69
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.