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A barrels supply the larger caramel/vanilla foundation, B barrels add spice and dark fruit, and C barrels provide intense accents. Example barrel counts are illustrative, not a universal percentage formula. Tracks dated samples and barrel numbers, builds measured prototypes and revisits them the next day. Reference samples sometimes check profile drift; memory is also discussed. Evaluates aromatic breadth, palate depth, complexity and finish, and may divert exceptional barrels to single-barrel, bonded, finished or longer-aged expressions. Slow in-cask water reduction over months is a production practice distinct from a consumer blend resting in glass.
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build like a pyramid of flavor so so we're trying to build Dimension an a barrel would uh usually goes at the bottom of of this pyramid and what I'm looking for there is a lot of caramel and vanilla so a lot of sweetness but but they're they're probably won't be a whole lot of Dimension but besides that what I'm looking for next as we start to build up a blend is I'm looking for notes that are going to start filling in the holes caramel vanilla some spies is interesting but well actually not that interesting by itself we want a a
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ancy French word for for a um a blend prototype once I have that figured out I'll take my graduated cylinders and make up a prototype awes of these and and I'll let that sit for a day and taste it and and make sure that I'm On Target if I'm not then I I'll make some very subtle changes until I get exactly where my target is and um and that's that's that's how I batch whiskey at still Austin let's see how it Go all right well we'll start here we've got some um uh almost 4y- old R I'll be 4 years old this may on May 20th actually
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'm looking for and I I don't necessarily use the standard I should add too all of these um samples have been submitted to slow water reduction over um the course of many many many months it usually takes about 4 to 6 months um to to do uh the the um slow water reduction in the cast and in addition to looking for Aroma categories I put into a b and c I'm also looking for how the cast behave on the palette for example when I drink it or or nose it does it have much depth does it have much Dimension um on on the nose so you does it h
Analytical digest
- A barrels supply the larger caramel/vanilla foundation, B barrels add spice and dark fruit, and C barrels provide intense accents. Example barrel counts are illustrative, not a universal percentage formula.
- Tracks dated samples and barrel numbers, builds measured prototypes and revisits them the next day. Reference samples sometimes check profile drift; memory is also discussed.
- Evaluates aromatic breadth, palate depth, complexity and finish, and may divert exceptional barrels to single-barrel, bonded, finished or longer-aged expressions.
- Slow in-cask water reduction over months is a production practice distinct from a consumer blend resting in glass.
Restrictions
- No controlled comparison proves the optimal rest interval or A/B/C ratios. Sensory inference of warehouse location is not verified location metadata.
- Large professional sample counts and personal nosing rituals should not become consumer consumption instructions. Commercial setting and individual philosophy remain explicit.