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I just finished my cuts on my first spirit run with the new still. Last season I was told to start in the middle and work my way out. I assumed that meant back and forth from heads to tales so that's what I do. I dilute to anywhere between 30-40%. I smell first, write down what I notice then taste. I only do just a bit and let it kinda linger on my tongue as I walk to the bathroom (very close) and spit it in the sink. Then I write it down, take a drink of water and repeat, going through all my jars.

I can notice more distinction between the heads, heart and tails. I think it is the new still and not smearing so much. If I think yum or mmmm when I taste it, it automatically goes in the keep jar. If it smells funny or doesn't taste good it goes in the feints jar. Sometimes there are jars that I am unsure of. the funny thing is they can be in between 2 jars I really like. I must admit my nose does not work well (allergies and all) so I can assume my taste is not all that great either.

But have you had jars you will keep, the next jar toss and the next jar keep? It seems that shouldn't happen, but I don't know.

Also, if you taste a jar towards the end of the run and start tasting the nasty tails, do you stop there or taste one or two more jars?

Here are my notes on my cuts