WHISKY 3 GRAINS - 3 Y.O
BATCH #003
MASHING
Raw ingredients: 75% corn (Montérégie, QC), 15% rye (Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, QC), 10% malted barley (Témiscouata, QC)
Fermentation parameters: simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) on grain, 7 days, 30 °C
Yeast strain: Distilamax GW (Lallemand)
Yield: 10-12% ABV
DISTILLING
Still: 2000L copper pot still (Specific Mechanical Systems, Victoria, BC)
Strip run time and yield: mash distillation on grain, 9 hours, 29%-36% ABV
Liquor run time and yield: 10 hours, 70% ABV
Heart Range: 73.9% to 62% ABV
MATURATION
BOTTLING
Dilution: down to 43% ABV with demineralized local source water (St-Simon-de-Rimouski)
Filtration: 5-micron filters. Non chilled-filtered
Production: 2193 bottles
THE DISTILLER’S TASTING NOTES
Nose: vanilla, wood, dried apricot, brown sugar, citrus peel, ash
Mouth: wood, vanilla, citrus peel, cinnamon, bay leaves
Especially smooth before ending on a dry finish with light spicy notes. His heavy vanilla and oak profile brings good ol’ Bourbons to mind.