hokiedave92 Posted June 15, 2005 Share Posted June 15, 2005 I noticed in my bottle of 2005 Stagg that there's some sediment at the bottom. Is this a normal thing with an unfiltered bourbon?Regards,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monte Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 Every bottle I've seen has a small amount of char sediment and maybe even a small chunk of char or two. There are varying degrees of "unfiltered" and Stagg '05 is pretty darn unfiltered. I guess the really big chunks are removed, but not much else!The idea is to give you bourbon as you could draw it straight from the barrel. It's a great idea, and they did it right!!Cheers,-monte- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted June 16, 2005 Share Posted June 16, 2005 I've had sediment and tiny pieces of wood in every bottle of Stagg that I've opened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrel_Proof Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 Get over it! Unfiltered means unfiltered! Send it my way if you require inspection for quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayton Posted June 17, 2005 Share Posted June 17, 2005 I dunno if you're talking to me, but I'm not complaining! Far from it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokiedave92 Posted June 18, 2005 Author Share Posted June 18, 2005 Oiy! Nothing to get over, mate, just a simple question. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrispyCritter Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 Yup - I noticed the sediment too, in the Spring '05 bottle I polished off last month. As I got to the last of the bottle, the char particles became quite plainly evident. I'm very glad I decided to pick up another bottle, and then a three-pack. I consider unfiltered whiskies to be more "honest" than the heavily processed ones... and that leads me to another question: is spirit caramel (E150) permitted in bourbons? It's allowed in Scotch, although bottlings for Germany must declare it (mit Farbstoff, "with coloring agent"), and not all distillers use it. IMO, adding coloring borders on deception... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNbourbon Posted June 27, 2005 Share Posted June 27, 2005 ...is spirit caramel (E150) permitted in bourbons?... No. Nothing outside the barrel may be added except water after distillation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Weber Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Guys I was surprised by the amount of sediment left in the bottles of Stagg. I ask what we had to do to clean it up and was told we needed to chill filter it. I told them to just run it through the paper filters (kind of like straining it through cheesecloth). Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 I ask what we had to do to clean it up and was told we needed to chill filter it. I told them to just run it through the paper filters Good call! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8erdane Posted July 6, 2005 Share Posted July 6, 2005 My teeth do a pretty good job of straining the debris out of Stagg though I doubt many board members would sign up for my filtering services.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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