silverfish Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 John Hansell's April 15 MA blog entry on Wasmund's Single Malt Whisky mentioned the Wasmund's Distillers Art Series. I did a forum search and only found this covered briefly in a few posts. I'm intrigued by the whole concept and will probably end up giving it a go but I thought I'd toss it out and ask if anyone has any thoughts on the Wasmunds program, especially if you've bought a barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 No real thoughts yet. But, I just filled my Barrel last night with rye spirit. The other 2 kits are gonna be a single malt, and a bourbon. I have not seen or tasted the bourbon spirit yet, but I do like both the Barley and rye spirits. On saturday I'll get a chance to try some 3month old aged rye spirit. Rick Wasmunds sister will be at Binnys south loop with the kits and her barrel that she's been aging. I'll post some tasting thoughts as the aging rolls along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Do you mind if I ask how you went about ordering your kit? I contacted Wasmund's via e-mail but didn't receive a reply. As someone who owns two barrels of JD, I was/am very interested in the program and am a bit disappointed at not hearing back from them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 We have it in the store I work at. I just tasted the 3 month old and it was a tad tannic. I compared that with ours wich is 2 days in wood, and thought it was tasting quite nice. I'm guessing a week should be pretty good for this batch. Also guessing that re-using the barrel will ease the tannins I noticed in the 3 month old. I'll report back in a few days, and let ya'll know how it's tasting. As far as picking up a kit, I'm sure Rick will post someting on his site as everything gets hammered out. I like this idea of aging at home and look forward to playing with these barrels. I'm thinking about dumping some jb white into a barrel that we had caol ila in, just to see what happens. I'm starting to feel like a bourbon mad-scientist. Fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted June 15, 2009 Share Posted June 15, 2009 Day 4, and we have some color change going on. Also, the flavor is starting to round out. Undercurrents of toffee and vanilla. I think a few more days , then we'll probably hit the peak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booniesville Posted June 16, 2009 Share Posted June 16, 2009 I mixed about 80% Virginia lightning (100 proof), 20% Wasmund's Rye spirit (120 proof) with some house toast cubes and left it in my attic for a couple months. I tried it this weekend a it's rounded out nicely. I prefer the Wasmund's unaged spirits to the actual Wasmund's single malt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Pollito Posted August 28, 2009 Share Posted August 28, 2009 I mixed about 80% Virginia lightning (100 proof), 20% Wasmund's Rye spirit (120 proof) with some house toast cubes and left it in my attic for a couple months. I tried it this weekend a it's rounded out nicely. I prefer the Wasmund's unaged spirits to the actual Wasmund's single malt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booniesville Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 I finally got a small barrel. I have used oak cubes to this point with good results. Can't wait to fill it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
booniesville Posted August 29, 2009 Share Posted August 29, 2009 Here are some recent pics of the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted January 18, 2010 Author Share Posted January 18, 2010 Thought I'd bump this thread with some current information.I received an e-mail from Rick Wasmund who replied that they are having trouble with NY distributor but offered an alternative.He suggested I order the spirits from Central Liquors in DC and Wasmunds would ship the barrels to me direct. He said this method may actually be cheaper.Also, I see Binny's sells the Wasmund spirits as well as the barrel kit ($99.) if anyone is interested.Just a quick edit to add that I mailed Alec Akopov at Central to confirm they could ship the spirits to my state and I received a reply 8 minutes later. I just got off the phone after placing an order for the Wasmund spirits ($20. @ - $5. cheaper than Binnys!) and will be ordering some barrels from Rick at Copper Fox as soon as I hear from him.Mad scientist indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 An update on the Wasmunds's Barrel Kit - it won New Beverage Product of the Year Award at the Virginia Department of Agriculture Food and Beverage Expositionon March 24th.link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threejean Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well, I picked up the Rye kit in DC this weekend, and I'm really lookng forward to tasting how this stuff ages. How long should I wait until I start checking the spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 Well, I picked up the Rye kit in DC this weekend, and I'm really looking forward to tasting how this stuff ages. How long should I wait until I start checking the spirit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.B. Babington Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 ...I'd suggest saving a small sample of the Rye before you barrel it for comparison....super idea, silverfish the scientist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburlowski Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I've got the rye aging right now. When it's done, my hope is to refill the barrel with OWA and try to replicate Jay Erisman's "wheat on rye" experimental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threejean Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Thanks silverfish, I've got the barrel soaking now and I hope to get it filled shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angler82 Posted November 24, 2010 Share Posted November 24, 2010 I've been aging my rye in one of the 2L barrels since mid May. Over the summer I left it near an open window for those hot summer nights.Now that it's in the 40s in Boston the barrel is inside. How can I get the temp fluctuations without leaving it outside?Thought about leaving it next to a heater in my house but I don't want the dryness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted November 24, 2010 Author Share Posted November 24, 2010 Now that it's in the 40s in Boston the barrel is inside. How can I get the temp fluctuations without leaving it outside?Thought about leaving it next to a heater in my house but I don't want the dryness.There's a thread around here somewhere with discussion about barrel temps but I can't recall the specifics right now. I'll dig around but maybe another member will come up with it sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverfish Posted November 25, 2010 Author Share Posted November 25, 2010 There were some heat suggestions in this thread.There are a couple other barreling threads here and here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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