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

Bourbon Wizard Reviews

Brain Brew Custom Whiskey

4.9

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Brain Brew Custom Whiskey

5.0

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We had a great experience. Might possibly have found my new favorite brand of bourbon! I love high end expensive bourbons, and this place goes head to head with the big brand names for a much better value. Most importantly, my wife only drinks seltzers, and this experience converted her to really enjoy whiskey. Big win for me, thank you!!!

Joe F.

14:19 23 Jul 22

So much fun to make our own craft bottle! Great experience!

Amber P.

00:37 10 Apr 22

Had a great experience make my own custom whiskey. Staff was friendly and very helpful.

David V.

21:01 01 Apr 22

What a fantastic experience!! Ryan was absolutely outstanding. It was my second time doing this. I had my daughter and her friend (both very novice to the whiskey world) and they LOVED it. Highly recommend!!

Steve M.

15:51 14 Feb 22

Awesome experience. Great staff. Lots of fun.

Dwayne E.

02:28 12 Feb 22

Went for our first time. We’ve done bourbon blending experiences before at other distilleries. This was very laid back, low stress, self-paced. If you’re looking for constant feedback and host interactions, this is not for you. If you have at least the basics down about bourbon, are independent and want to focus on just the experience and those you are with, this is for you. Very efficient and Ryan AND Ryan were very helpful and courteous along the way. Definitely recommend!

Dustin O.

01:30 11 Dec 21

Dustin N.

01:28 11 Dec 21

Great experience! We will be back!

Debbie Norris B.

00:03 22 Aug 21

Best gift ever!!Nephew's 60th Birthday! 1for him and 3 more to share!Everyone loved it. Planning a visit to Brain Brew to let everyone experiencethe fun and Whiskey made for each person.Thanks!

Steph H.

18:58 29 Jun 21

We did the online questionnaire to create a custom blend of whiskey. it tastes fantastic. Exactly as described. We are looking forward to do the experience in person!

Jeanne S.

22:38 27 Jun 21

Loved the experience, something totally different from the regular distillery tour and a neat way to craft your own!!

Garald A.

19:18 26 Jun 21

Very cool craft bourbon concept - definitely worth checking out. The bourbon blending experience is novel & very fun and the base bourbon they use in the process is absolutely delicious. Just picked up my bottle of Dexter and it is very tasty.

Joe P.

13:53 19 Jun 21

The Brain Brew experience is one of the best I’ve ever had with whiskey. They not only treat you well from the first step in the door, they tear you like an old friend that they glad came to see them! We are like long customers! Oh did I mention the whiskeys are AMAZING!! I’m of huge fan of Dexter and my wife love Tall Stacks! Go visit, have a sip or take home a tasting package to find out what you like (because you will like some or all of their offerings)!

Ray L.

20:48 18 Jun 21

What an awesome, unique experience!! If you like whiskey this is a “can’t miss!” must-do experience!

Eric L.

21:40 15 May 21

It was a great experience

Joe K.

22:01 17 Apr 21

awesome experience created my own online when I picked up had the pleasure of talking to one of the owners, and learned a lot can't wait to go back and do a tasting with friends.

James D.

00:10 06 Apr 21

This was a very fun and interesting experience. Very intriguing how they create the flavors and it was really an experience blending your own personal taste. Highly recommended.

Michael D.

22:49 03 Apr 21

OM GOODNESS!! I had the experience of my life blending my own custom whiskey, and OH, BOY is it good!! The best whiskey in Cincinnati!!

Timothy S.

21:32 21 Mar 21

This was a great experience and the staff was amazing and friendly. I will definitely do this again and highly recommend it to everyone I know.

James H.

14:27 07 Mar 21

We had an awesome time here. Ryan was an amazing host for our table and was so knowledgeable about the different bourbons. We will be back for another fun evening

Stephanie H.

02:42 07 Mar 21

Brain Brew Custom Whiskey . Newton Ohio . Don’t miss this fun experience of testing and mixing your own Bourbon . We took my nephew there for a graduation present . It was a fun and unique experience .

Judy T.

23:08 27 Feb 21

The testing and blending of the bourbons was so much fun. It was packed with a bit of history too. Very much enjoyed myself and I am not a bourbon drinker. I think whether you drink bourbon or not, this is an exceptional experience to have.

Barbara B.

19:29 24 Feb 21

Great time. learned a lot. Ryan was a great host! Will definitely be back!

Colleen Nance B.

23:50 16 Jan 21

Great experience. I have done many Bourbon tastings with master distillers. All were good. But this one, even when using a video guide, was fun. It was interesting to play with flavors and mix them. Can’t wait to drink the custom crafted bottle. Unlike anything I had done previously.

Matt S

14:41 10 Jan 21

great experience allowing you to personalize your "brew".... and their house brands are great too!

Theresa Meiser O.

22:55 26 Dec 20

What an amazing experience!! Learning more information on blending and the process was very well designed!! I will be back!!

Rich K.

11:39 25 Dec 20

Super cool experience! We had top notch service with Ryan too. We were able to customize our own bottle of bourbon and was even able to name it! This was a surprise Christmas present to my other half and he LOVED it. We will be back!

Danielle P.

16:05 20 Dec 20

Fun learning experience. Very educational and coaching tasting with one of their best employees!

Sue G.

07:44 14 Dec 20

very good experience, teaches you a new way, like distillery masters, on how to custom blend your tasre.

Jeff B.

22:45 12 Dec 20

What a great experience to hear the history of whiskey making, while sipping cocktails and whiskeys from different barrel types and making your own blends at the end. Awesome local place in Newtown.

Eddie E.

14:23 06 Dec 20

Great experience! Loved learning about, sampling and creating our bourbon! Highly recommend to any bourbon enthusiasts or first timers. Staff was excellent and atmosphere was inviting!

Dennis Michael H.

00:29 22 Nov 20

had a party of 7 tonight and the experience was amazing. So much effort put in by Ryan and Peter to make sure we had a memorable experience. We had a great time and learned so much! looking forward to creating our own bottles again!

Ben R.

04:05 08 Nov 20

What a fantastic way to celebrate a birthday!

We loved the accommodations! We had a high top table next to the window overlooking the pond - gorgeous view! There’s also so much to look at inside the lodge; what a cool place!

The video was very informative even to those in our group who were more experienced with bourbon. The cocktails were yummy, the sampling was fun, and the instructions to customize your own bottle were very clear and easy!

We’ll be back!

Nancy L.

17:04 19 Oct 20

Awesome experience. Ryan was friendly, helpful and made our experience over the top.

Brandy Watson M.

23:58 10 Oct 20

We went in today to see what Brain was all about! My husband wanted to customize a bottle for our 24 th wedding anniversary! The guys were amazing! They set us up with a tasting and answered all our questions right on the spot. I would recommend this to anyone! Thank you very much for a great experience!!!

Christina H.

20:40 19 Sep 20

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