spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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dropping_planets
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spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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my last rum was a bit overpowering for me.... half of it is going back in with what i'm running now...two strip run's of pugi rum, fallowed by a spirit run of both...if i just open my boiler and pour these low wines back in and run em'in 100% dunder will my rum be super heavy again....??...
i can cut this dunder half with water or use all water... any thoughts would be helpfull and appreciated....gonna take a little break when this second strip run finishes than fire em' back up in a couple hours...
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Re: spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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Id lose the dunder and use water
I use a pot still.Sometimes with a thumper
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Re: spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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I've learned that rum can be difficult to get the cuts right on the tails. I tend to screw up my cuts when doing them as I do whiskey. Rerun it with water and make conservative cuts but wait til after a few days of airing and then make careful cuts. Then try it and see how you like it. I don't like it heavy I know that. I've also learned that young rum is extremely surprising in flavor and needs aging.
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dropping_planets
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Re: spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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thanks for the quick response guy's...left out the dunder and ran both strips and the too heavy rum together...goona leave these jars on my cutting bench for a day or two... i smell tails kicking in in the 64% jar... i have the same tails cutting thing going on... the last rum i think i used 84% - 54%... :shock: .. i cut em 'more coservative this time....
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Re: spirit run in 100% dunder...?

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I have zero experience with rum yet but, I air my neutral for over a week prior to bottling.
I ask because I dont know better...

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