Whisky Finishing - Alcohol & Color Adjustments, Blending and Bottling.

In Part 9 of Scotch Whisky Production Erik Wait talks about Whisky Finishing - Alcohol & Color Adjustments, Blending and Bottling.
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[@Frick5171]

You're completely right with your statement about adding colour. The scotch producers have it completely backwards and that they are creating arguments that no one has said. It's only the enthusiasts who cares that colour has been added. There's no way to authentically admire a whiskey in its entirety if colour has been added.

[@richardamiro8266]

Thanks for the reminders❤

[@christinecamley]

Terrific video Erik!

[@freakeses]

❤❤Great Topics!! Thanks Erik!!!❤❤❤

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

You are so welcome!

[@jbar6284]

Another great explanatory video, thanks Erik. I think we could all do with some of those "infinity" bottles as depicted here that never seem to finish being emptied.😉

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

Great idea!

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

@ErikWait, I was at the Westland Distillery yesterday. I asked about their water source. All of the water they use is unfiltered/unpurified city water.

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

That is surprising.

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies That was the answer the tasting room 20 something staff guy gave when asked. I asked b/c of a comment you made and something I learned from an Amazon Prime video about Scotch.

[@neilmattos2756]

😁🙌🏻🥃 thanks for all the info!

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

@ErikWait, This video is apropos to my experience today in Seattle. I went to a local whiskey bar. I had a 46%ABBV bourbon non-chillfiltered, for the experience. As I looked at it, I wondered was this color adjusted? I think it was. As I chatted with the bartender/manager she said, she was thinking of adding an oak spiral to the bottle. I thought wow. I also had a former liquor rep, seated at the bar, tell me I knew more than she did about barrels, second time I've heard that from someone in the business. I talked to a friend who is a level 1 in the Court of Master Somm. He didn't think "oaking up" a bottle was kosher. Your thoughts? Also what book would you suggest I read before starting the level 1 Whisky Masters? You had mentioned that you felt some test questions didn't come from course material. Thanks,

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

It is illegal for a distillery to adjust the color in a bourbon by adding e150a. If the bartender/manager is adding ANYTHING to the bottle and not telling the customer she could get in a lot of trouble with the distributor and the TBB. If you take the Level 1 with the Council of Whisky Masters they provide a text book by Charles Maclean in the form of a pdf.

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies Thank you for your reply. In one of your videos about the Whisky Master L1. You mentioned that you thought not all of the questions came from the book provided. Is there an additional book you'd recommend?

[@pienasu]

Kilchoman also has a botteling line

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

I’ve toured Kilchoman Distillery twice and don’t recall seeing it but you could be right.

[@pienasu]

@@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies it was off limits for the tour. But they pointed it out to us that the bottle on site

[@charliefoxtrot7219]

@ErikWait, How long does it take for whisky to pick up color from a new American Oak #4 char cask?

[@ErikWaitWhiskyStudies]

That is a good question! It would depend on the climate and temperature fluctuations in the warehouse. A NEW American Oak would be a virgin oak cask. During my last trip to Scotland I noticed several distilleries had virgin oak casks in the warehouse and yet none of them were bottling a whisky with "virgin oak" on the label. I suspect some of them may be using virgin oak for color extraction to darken the whisky rather than use e150a. I have a sample bottle of virgin oak whisky from Laphroaig and it is VERY dark.

[@WhiskeyDearg-MichaelS]

Exported single malt?! Neigh....teaspooning. 😁