Acerum - 1 y.o.
Batch #002
MASHING
Raw ingredients: maple syrup (La Montagne Blanche Sugar Shack)
Fermentation parameters: 7 days, 33°C
Yeast strain: DistilaMax RM (Lallemand)
Yield: 12-13% ABV
DISTILLING
Still: 2000L copper pot still (Specific Mechanical Systems, Victoria, BC)
Strip run time and yield: 9 hours, 33% ABV
Liquor run time and yield: 10 hours, 66-69% ABV
Heart range: from 77 to 47% ABV
MATURING
BOTTLING
Dilution: down to 40% ABV with demineralized local source water (St-Simon-de-Rimouski)
Filtration: 5-micron filters. Non chilled-filtered
Production: 3165 bottles
THE DISTILLER’S TASTING NOTES
Nose: tarte tatin, sweet apple cider, brown sugar, toffee and oak
Mouth: ice cider, vanilla, ripe pear, maple butter, grape pit, sap/green notes and banana
Compared to batch 001: lighter on wood notes so give more room to the esters and oils in the distillate. Reminiscent of pit fruits and their spirits. Stronger toffee presence.