aging vodka experiment

[nff]

well after watching the "coping with bad whisky" video i thought "i wonder what aged vodka would be like? perhaps it would make it more interesting?"

and so finally getting around to doing my experiment.

so ingredients:

toasted oak sliver
5cl of Smirnoff red vodka

slivers of tasted oak
5cl of 40 creek Canadian whisky.


method

so toasted oak is put into the vodka and whisky and photographed. (pics below) then will be left for a week and then photographed again. repeat process for 2 months and document.
after 2 months taste and compare un aged and aged vodka and whisky

camera settings:
mode: P macro on -0.7 WB auto ISO 100
picture documentation:

start of experiment:

1st week:



2nd week



3rd week

4th week

5th week

6th week

7th week

8th week


tasting notes




conclusion.


please subscribe if your interested.

 

[DE Shaver]

Would you be able to reference the "Coping with bad whisky" video?

 

[nff]

certainly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-1mNqCLpc

 

[djmike523]

This should be quite interesting. I'm familiar with aged vodka, but, I knew those to be exclusively rye based. (Obviously, their color eventually looked like a whisky, and they shared similar production methods.)


However, I don't know how pronounced the change will be in just two months; those that are aged are typically aged for 10-30 years. Perhaps do two 50cl samples; one for December 2010, and one for December 2***?


Regardless - can't wait to hear what you have to report!

 

[nff]

This should be quite interesting. I'm familiar with aged vodka, but, I knew those to be exclusively rye based. (Obviously, their color eventually looked like a whisky much like their production.)


However, I don't know how pronounced the change will be in just two months; those that are aged are typically aged for 10-30 years. Perhaps do two 50cl samples; one for December 2010, and one for December 2***?


Regardless - can't wait to hear what you have to report!

i might do a larger bottle for that.

not now tho lets see what happens with 2 months. if there is pleasant change ill probably do a larger bottle for a longer time.

 

[DE Shaver]

certainly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN-1mNqCLpc

Thanks, I appreciate the follow-up.

 

[Dude123]

interesting, can't wait to see the results of this.

 

[nff]

well results are coming along nicely theirs already color in the vodka.

 

[StillShaving]

I understand there are different vodka flavors depending on what the alcohol was made from and how well it was distilled but isn't the ideal result nearly tasteless? But I never/rarely drink it, so maybe there is a type which is aged?

 

[nff]

I understand there are different vodka flavors depending on what the alcohol was made from and how well it was distilled but isn't the ideal result nearly tasteless? But I never/rarely drink it, so maybe there is a type which is aged?

i`v heard of a 6month aged vodka but they filter all the color out of it

 

[AL3X]

O, I'm very interested in this experiment, I'll be keeping my eye on this thread

 

[singlemalts]

This is what you need

 

[nff]

yep but i'd want one with plexi ends.

 

[singlemalts]

yep but i'd want one with plexi ends.

I'm sure that would be an easy modification.

hmmmm this now sounds temping to join you in the experiment.

 

[nff]

I'm sure that would be an easy modification.

hmmmm this now sounds temping to join you in the experiment.

do it more data points.

and progress. its almoast a light pinky amber. verry pale.

 

[nff]

first update!

for some reason i cant edit my post... wth?

 

[LinuxMintyFresh]

first update!

for some reason i cant edit my post... wth?

Posts can only be edited for a week, if I'm not mistaken.

 

[Telecaster52]

Hey nff, i made you a present: http://wiki.badgerandblade.com/index.php/Home-Ageing_Spirits

 

[steveclarkus]

My son makes whisky and puts charred oak in the jugs for a few weeks and it makes aged whisky.

Rule of thumb - 50 Gal barrell takes six years to age, a thee gallon oak barrel takes about six months to attain the same aged quality and putting the oak in a jar of whisky takes about four weeks to attain the same quality. It's just a matter of surface area ratio.

 

[DE Shaver]

first update!

for some reason i cant edit my post... wth?

Thanks for the update. What problems are you having specifically when you mean you can't edit your post?