Sit up straight in your chair and brace yourself. When the makers of this Scotch named it the Wee Beastie, they knew what they were doing. At only 5 years old, this is a hulking, brute of a dram that can reduce you to a simpering, sobbing mess, curled up in the fetal position on the floor if you do not afford it some respect. But, add several drops of water and the beastie retreats to leave you with wonderful campfire smoke combined with elegant sweetness and a touch of citrus on the finish. This Scotch will be given a special place on my shelf…. I am beyond impressed!
With distilling workshops not possible over the past several months due to Covid restrictions in Canada, I took the time to update my books.
The 2nd edition of The Recipe is now available on Amazon in paperback format and on Kindle & Kobo in eBook format.
If you are wondering about the title of this book, think waaaay back in time to a TV show called The Waltons. Two characters that made occasional appearances were a pair of elderly spinsters. Their father had been a Judge before he died. But he apparently had also been a home distiller. In episodes where these ladies appeared, they would always display hospitality to visitors by offering a drink of the “Recipe”. One of them would then toddle off to the basement and return with a mason jar full of clear liquid.
The 1st edition of The Recipe was released in 2016 and shortly thereafter was banned for sale due to its provocative title. But that was then. Society has evolved over the past 5 years to the point where “weed” is now sold at retail shops and individual home-owners can grow up to 4 plants in many locations. Likewise, home distilling no longer carries the stigma that it did 5 years back.
This book contains an easy to read presentation of the science and the equipment you will need to make your own product. Just bear in mind, that whatever you make should be used for personal consumption at your house. Do not be giving it away or selling it.
I hope that as vaccines roll out over the next month or two, Covid will recede back into its corner. I hope to be offering workshops in Calgary again soon. If you want to become a serious home distiller, give some thought to taking one of my workshops….
