After taking a brief hiatus from my experiment in order to allow my whiskey to mature without interruption, I am back at it, and trying another sample. Today is Day 98, and the spirit in my barrel hasn’t been touched since April 12th. Let’s get into it. This whiskey is certainly developing in its color …
Tag: mini barrel
Apr 12
Mini Barrel Aging Experiment (Day 42)
- Filed under Whiskey Trivia
Day 42 of the mini barrel aging experiment has arrived. What started as moonshine on March 1st has been resting in a barrel for almost a month and a half, and the progress has been interesting. The whiskey is slowly but surely changing in color and transparency. The nose is very similar to two weeks …
Mar 29
Mini Barrel Aging Experiment (Day 28)
- Filed under Whiskey Trivia
Nearly a month has passed since I started the mini barrel aging experiment, and the whiskey has certainly changed. Since two weeks ago, the color has altered slightly. It is now a little bit darker and denser, although it’s tough to tell in the photograph. For the most part, it’s translucent, but it does have …
Mar 15
Mini Barrel Aging Experiment (Day 14)
- Filed under Whiskey Trivia
Two weeks ago, I wrote Part One of this experiment. In that post, I outlined my thoughts behind maturing whiskey in a miniature barrel, including picking a worthy new spirit (in this case, I chose Corsair Wry Moon). Two weeks later, we’re ready to sample what’s been maturing in the barrel. After pouring roughly one …
Mar 01
Mini Barrel Aging Experiment (Day 1)
- Filed under Whiskey Trivia
First of all, I am not a scientist. This “experiment” is not really an experiment – I’m just a whiskey enthusiast with a mini barrel and some white dog. Now that we have the disclaimer out of the way, let’s get started. My wife bought me a mini barrel from Thousand Oaks Barrels for Christmas …
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