The Fake Whiskey Challenge

[pepcycle]

I was trying to think of catchy names that would hint "prunes" but not say it.

Old Montezuma's Revenge

The Wrath of Corn

TP Reserve

[gr8erdane]

Old Nip Van Wrinkle? Old Commodewealth? (Sorry Julian, no offense against fine products intended)

[gr8erdane]

Joe, you're assuming he had it to begin with...

[TNbourbon]

I was trying to think of catchy names that would hint "prunes" but not say it...

Old Plum? Or, for that matter, Plumb Old? Unstucky Straight Burnin' Shi...no, let's don't go there!

[pepcycle]

Test 2 is now officially a failure.

In a blind taste test, two testees (not testes) indicated that Evan Williams was bourbon and the other stuff was darn good barrel aged, Rum!!!!

Darn it. I feel like the scientist looking to create a filet of flounder, crossed a flounder with a jellyfish and came up with a bony jellyfish

Test 3 will now commence.

[cowdery]

It's not as easy as it seems.

[kickert]

My first attempt is under way:

• 2oz Vodka
• 1 drop imitation vanilla
• 2 small (or one large) drip light pancake syrup
• 5 uncrushed black pepper corns.
• fresh wood shavings
• toasted wood shavings
• charred wood shavings

The initial results are good, but the barrel/smoke/char flavor is notably off; it is more campfire than bourbon barrel.


On another note, my imitation scotch is indistinguishable from the real thing: 2 sweaty work socks (if you work with cattle the taste is much more authentic); half an ashtray of cigarette butts; 1 cup of mulch. Let it sit in a bath of vodka for a week and you are golden.

[pepcycle]

I got the same thing in my preliminary test.
Charred wood gives a wet fire smell/taste.
Heavily toasted gives a better smokiness without that wet burnt newspaper quality.

I'm going to grate some barrel char off a stave on this next round.
This is used cooperage.

[gr8erdane]

Ben you forgot the eyedropper of iodine for the scotch.

[barturtle]

Guys, what happened to this rule?

No actual wood, not actual whiskey, no pre-made "whiskey essense." We're looking for 100% artificial ingredients.

I'm seeing a lot of actual wood being used...