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The Components of a True Rum

The Components of a True Rum

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PLEASE NOTE: This article is aimed more at Commercial Distillers than Home Distillers. If your curiosity about spirits and the search for recipes and techniques begins and ends with adding...

The Components of a True Rum

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PLEASE NOTE: This article is aimed more at Commercial Distillers than Home Distillers. If your curiosity about spirits and the search for recipes and techniques begins and ends with adding...

Varnished Barrels - Can we use them for Spirits?

Varnished Barrels - Can we use them for Spirits?

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We received a Facebook enquiry from a client two days ago, asking whether or not he could use a varnished barrel to age spirits in.    Our intuitive reacrion was NO. It cannot...

Varnished Barrels - Can we use them for Spirits?

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We received a Facebook enquiry from a client two days ago, asking whether or not he could use a varnished barrel to age spirits in.    Our intuitive reacrion was NO. It cannot...

Spirit Changes in the Bottle

Spirit Changes in the Bottle

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PLEASE NOTE: This article does not refer to Bottle Maturation as we experience with Gin, where a Gin flavor profile can change greatly within anything form a week to a...

Spirit Changes in the Bottle

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PLEASE NOTE: This article does not refer to Bottle Maturation as we experience with Gin, where a Gin flavor profile can change greatly within anything form a week to a...

A Little Known Fact - Corked Spirits

A Little Known Fact - Corked Spirits

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While people know that corkiness exists in wine, many think it’s not possible for the same fault to occur in Spirits. Admittedly, the incidence of cork tainted spirits is lower...

A Little Known Fact - Corked Spirits

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While people know that corkiness exists in wine, many think it’s not possible for the same fault to occur in Spirits. Admittedly, the incidence of cork tainted spirits is lower...

Bottles and Bottling - What do I need to keep in mind?

Bottles and Bottling - What do I need to keep i...

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Finding the right way to bottle your product is as important as finding the right way to make your product. Many Craft Distillers make some avoidable mistakes in their initial...

Bottles and Bottling - What do I need to keep i...

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Finding the right way to bottle your product is as important as finding the right way to make your product. Many Craft Distillers make some avoidable mistakes in their initial...

Andy Watts from James Sedgwick Distillery on Whiskey Aging

Andy Watts from James Sedgwick Distillery on Wh...

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This is an extract from an interview with Andy Watts from the James Sedgwick distillery who, again in 2018, was selected as producig the world's best grain whisky at the...

Andy Watts from James Sedgwick Distillery on Wh...

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This is an extract from an interview with Andy Watts from the James Sedgwick distillery who, again in 2018, was selected as producig the world's best grain whisky at the...