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On your first point: people have known about this for a long time. Rum, for instance, is mostly produced in warmer climates, and the aging process is 2x to 5x f
by stepvhen 10y ago
On your first point: people have known about this for a long time. Rum, for instance, is mostly produced in warmer climates, and the aging process is 2x to 5x faster. A 3 year rum tastes like a 10 year whiskey. And indeed, Buffalo Trace ages its Blanton's brand whiskey at the top of a meal rickhouse, where it can get the most exposure to the shifting temperatures of the natural world. (it pays off, it is one of the best bourbons you can get for $60 or even more).
Second: Scotch is aged very differently from bourbon, mostly regarding the barrel restrictions bourbon has (new charred american oak, only). A number of scotch distilleries actually buy barrels off of bourbon distilleries after the casks have been used. Thats also why bourbon is almost always much sweeter in profile than scotch or other whiskies. (Also Laphroaig is delicious).
- manachar 10y agoIt'd be fascinating if a few barrels of Laphroaig were sent someplace warm, but equally as coastal for aging to see how it changes the tastes.
- stepvhen 10y agoToo much effort and money, probably, especially since they have a good spot in the market right now. However, Jefferson's Ocean [1] whiskey is an experiment where Jefferson's took 68 bourbons aged 6-8 years, blended them together, threw the barrels onto a ship, and sent it on a 6 month sea voyage. Apparently, it yielded some interesting, tasty bourbon. I haven't had it, I havent even seen it in person. But be on the look out, i guess. [1] http://thewhiskeyjug.com/bourbon-whiskey/jeffersons-ocean-aged-sea-review/ http://thewhiskeyjug.com/bourbon-whiskey/jeffersons-ocean-ag...
- Kalium 10y agoI've had it. It's amazing and well worth the price. Hell, well worth a significantly higher price.
- joezydeco 10y agoSee also: Aquavit Linie http://linie.com http://linie.com
- sliverstorm 10y agoI imagine in Laphroaig case, if you already have a pipeline going strong you care less about accelerating.
- peterwwillis 10y agoTemperature, like age, is one of many factors that determines when a spirit is ready, but it's a mistake to think that because rums are aged less that it's because of the climate. The congeners are also significantly different, just like those between bourbon and scotch, and the processes all vary in order to get the specific flavor profile the distiller wants. Yes, there are 3 year rums that taste like 18 year scotch. And there are 18 year rums that taste like 8 year whisky.