Thats so cool Robin. I love your vids and channel. Been making rum for some 30 years and have a distillery in England. I have never understood the proper "science" behind it, I just know what works. You explain stuff so clearly I am actually nerding out on the science you talk about. So awesome!
Thanks so much!! That's amazing! I just looked you up and see you make a spiced and cold brew rum. What inspired you to make flavored rums? I'm happy to hear you enjoyed nerding out with me!
I wasn’t trying to go too deep into the details of all the different types of still in this video, but yes, I would love to do a video about stills! There are so many different ones out there! And who doesn’t love a double retort potstill! Thanks for the suggestion!
If you liked the Grays, get your hands on an older cask strength bottling! Single cask picks are a bit hit and miss but the good ones are great (here in Europe, LMDW & Perola have had a good hand).
Loved this survey of presentations from one IB. That said for the next tasting I beg of you not to use the misophonia mic 😮💨 some extraneous noises are worse than others. Truly appreciate all the educational content all the same!
Robyn, I am curious about whether the lower ABV rums are chill filtered to keep them from clouding over (louching) when water or ice is added? In scotch anything under 46% is typically chill filtered (not charcoal filtered) which removes flavor and aroma as the oils are stripped out. Great video, I learned a lot!
Great question! Yes, I believe it’s similar for rums. Rums that don’t use any chill filtering will typically indicate that on the bottle (much like whiskey bottles). I’m happy to hear you learned a lot! Thanks for watching!
Am i wrong? But could there be sugar cane in the High Seas? You mentioned that there is R(h)um from Martinique inside? So i would guess there is sugar can rhum inside and not only molasses rum. Or perhaps do you have more informations about the distilleries and which rum TCRL used?
Awesome question! I believe brands like Bacardi use charcoal made from coconut shells. Or at least that's what I've heard. I wouldn't be surprised if oak was also used. Jack Daniels uses sugar maple charcoal for their Lincoln County process, which is charcoal filtering prior to distillation, so different from what's done for aged and filtered rums.
Thats so cool Robin. I love your vids and channel. Been making rum for some 30 years and have a distillery in England. I have never understood the proper "science" behind it, I just know what works. You explain stuff so clearly I am actually nerding out on the science you talk about. So awesome!
Thanks so much!! That's amazing! I just looked you up and see you make a spiced and cold brew rum. What inspired you to make flavored rums? I'm happy to hear you enjoyed nerding out with me!
Preach it, sister. 🙌
Good video. For simplicities sake I classify rums as "Sipping" or "...and Coke"
Hahahaha that’s a very simple system and I like it!
Thanks for the last two videos. Saved for reference. Now I gotta check prices and availability. Thanks again.
Awesome! I'm glad to hear you enjoyed them!
Excellent video, one thing you did not talk about. Retort pot stills. How about a video on still types and there impact on taste.
I wasn’t trying to go too deep into the details of all the different types of still in this video, but yes, I would love to do a video about stills! There are so many different ones out there! And who doesn’t love a double retort potstill! Thanks for the suggestion!
If you liked the Grays, get your hands on an older cask strength bottling! Single cask picks are a bit hit and miss but the good ones are great (here in Europe, LMDW & Perola have had a good hand).
Good to know! I appreciate the suggestion!
Loved this survey of presentations from one IB. That said for the next tasting I beg of you not to use the misophonia mic 😮💨 some extraneous noises are worse than others. Truly appreciate all the educational content all the same!
Thanks so much! I’ll take that into consideration in future videos
I really need to get my hands on some of the TCRL releases.
LM&V really know what they're doing! Which one of the 6 spoke to you the most?
Robyn, I am curious about whether the lower ABV rums are chill filtered to keep them from clouding over (louching) when water or ice is added? In scotch anything under 46% is typically chill filtered (not charcoal filtered) which removes flavor and aroma as the oils are stripped out. Great video, I learned a lot!
Great question! Yes, I believe it’s similar for rums. Rums that don’t use any chill filtering will typically indicate that on the bottle (much like whiskey bottles). I’m happy to hear you learned a lot! Thanks for watching!
Am i wrong? But could there be sugar cane in the High Seas? You mentioned that there is R(h)um from Martinique inside? So i would guess there is sugar can rhum inside and not only molasses rum. Or perhaps do you have more informations about the distilleries and which rum TCRL used?
Great question! Usually rum from Martinique is cane juice, however it’s a grand arôme rhum and that style is typically molasses based!
@@RobynSmithPhD ah interesting!
What type of wood is typical for charcoal filtering?
Awesome question! I believe brands like Bacardi use charcoal made from coconut shells. Or at least that's what I've heard. I wouldn't be surprised if oak was also used. Jack Daniels uses sugar maple charcoal for their Lincoln County process, which is charcoal filtering prior to distillation, so different from what's done for aged and filtered rums.