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 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 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 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. Thinking about your last 10 alcoholic beverages, how many contained BOURBON? None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 All 10 Thinking about your last 10 alcoholic beverages, How many were BOURBON COCKTAILS or BOURBON HIGHBALLS? None 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 All 10 ~ Cocktail Guide ~ A Highball is Bourbon mixed with a carbonated beverage such as sparkling water, cola, or ginger ale. Select your ONE or TWO favorite Bourbon Cocktails or Highballs? Old Fashioned Manhattan Bourbon Sour Highball - Bourbon & SPARKLING WATER Highball - Bourbon & COKE Highball - Bourbon & DIET COKE Highball - Bourbon & GINGER ALE Highball - Bourbon & DIET GINGER ALE Chocolate Indulgence NONE- I only drink my bourbon neat or on ice ~ Cocktail Guide ~ A Paper Plane is a modern bourbon cocktail with citrus and bittersweet flavors. If you were to have a Bourbon Cocktail or Bourbon Highball would you prefer it to be… BOURBON FORWARD - More Bourbon character. Less sweetness BALANCED - Bourbon and sweetness in perfect harmony RICH & VELVETY -Softer, smoother, sweeter flavors with bourbon in the background Bourbon Wizard Reviews [brb_collection id="22138"]
