WoodCraft Bourbon Wizard

Answer 13 Questions to Create Your Personal Bourbon

How much do you like a SMOKED taste in whiskey or foods?

I LOVE SMOKED taste

I LIKE SMOKED taste

I don’t like or dislike SMOKED taste

I DISLIKE SMOKED taste

I HATE SMOKED taste

~ Tasting Tips ~

When we talk about smoke, we're talking about barbecue smoke rather than a camp fire. Imagine the smell of ribs or brisket over cherry or apple wood. Think about the sweet tanginess of barbecue and the nice, heavy smoked flavor.

Would you like your custom whiskey to...

Have a more CLEAN taste

Have a more COMPLEX taste

Have a CLEAN & COMPLEX TASTE

~ Tasting Tips ~

When we think of CLEAN, we're thinking "easy to drink and pleasant on the palate." When we think of COMPLEX, we’re talking about a lot of different flavors working together to create a great taste. Our process aims to create a complexity of flavors that is easy and enjoyable to drink.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have...

A flavor that tastes somewhat sweet

A flavor that tastes a tiny bit sweet

A flavor that that is not at all sweet

Would you prefer that your custom whiskey...

Have a very SHORT aftertaste

Have a MEDIUM aftertaste

Have a LONG aftertaste

~ Tasting Tips ~

For aftertaste, a short aftertaste is something that doesn't linger in your mouth very long. You taste it, you get a feel for it, and then it fades quickly. A long aftertaste is when we have the whiskey coating the palate and hanging out a little longer, allowing you to taste more flavors. The flavors that are probably going to include oak, woodiness, char, dark spices, and vanilla.

Would you prefer that your custom whiskey has a...

Very mellow Taste

Somewhat mellow Taste

Mellow is not important to me

~ Tasting Tips ~

Mellow in this case refers to a whiskey that is going to be soft, supple, and gentle on the palate. LOW Burn and LOW Bite.

Would you like your custom whiskey to be optimized for drinking...

Neat / Straight

With Ice

Mixed with Soda

In a Cocktail

I Like It MULTIPLE Ways

~ Tasting Tips ~

When crafting your whiskey, here's what I want you to think about... Are you going to enjoy it on the rocks, neat, or in a cocktail? If you can answer these questions it will lead you to making the perfect whiskey.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have an OAKY FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

An oaky flavor is obviously going to be a bit woody, though not necessarily good or bad depending on your preference. As with certain wines, oak will help impart certain tannic qualities such as mouthfeel, slight dryness, and a little bit of bitterness.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have a VANILLA FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

Vanilla gives hints of the vanilla flavor and perception of smoothness.

Would you like your custom whiskey to have a DARK SPICE FLAVOR?

YES

NO OPINION

~ Tasting Tips ~

Dark spice is about warming flavors, like a great spiced apple cider, cardamon, pumpkin spice, nutmeg and other soft fall spices.

Would you prefer your custom whiskey to be...

More Traditional / Classic Bourbon Flavor

Original / More Unique Flavors

Somewhere in between

~ Tasting Tips ~

By traditional bourbon flavors, what we mean is do you prefer flavors like vanilla, caramel, burnt sugar, light oak, and char.

If you were to drink a cocktail & had to make a choice which would you pick?

Martini

Manhattan

Margarita

Pina Colada

Jack and Coke

Negroni

How often if ever do you drink whiskey of any kind - bourbon, scotch, rye or American whiskey?

Never

Less often than once a year

Once or twice a year

Once every 4 to 6 months

Once a month or every 4 weeks

Once every 2 or 3 weeks

Once a week or more often

How often if ever do you drink cocktails of any kind?

Never

Less often than once a year

Once or twice a year

Once every 4 to 6 months

Once a month or every 4 weeks

Once every 2 or 3 weeks

Once a week or more often

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