Four Ways to Use Oak in Your Spirits
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Four Ways to Use Oak in Your Spirits

ALL DARK ѕріrіtѕ (rum, whisky, bоurbоn, brаndу etc), whеn mаdе using traditional methods, аrе water-clear when thеу соmе оut of thе ѕtіll. The spirit іѕ then stored іn оаk bаrrеlѕ tо mature. Uѕіng оаk results in a darker соlоur, ѕmооthnеѕѕ аnd еnhаnсеd flаvоur in thе fіnіѕhеd spirit.

What’s the Difference Between Natural Snobs and Natural Ingredients?
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What’s the Difference Between Natural Snobs and Natural Ingredients?

OFTEN WHEN the subject of adding spirit essence flavours to clear spirits is raised near devotees of the “all natural” school of thought, you’ll hear someone turn their nose up at spirit essences because they’re “not natural”. This actually couldn’t be further from the truth… at least at Global Flavors.

WARNING: Don’t Get Ripped Off When Buying Oak Chips
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WARNING: Don’t Get Ripped Off When Buying Oak Chips

Global Flavors’ rich USA Oak chips for best quality, colour and taste. AS WE SAID recently, there is a wealth of dodgy oak chip products out there in the market place. As part of our home distillers’ product range, Global Flavors only sells oak chips with a superior product, and sells them at prices to…

Should We Bother With Carbon Filtration and Polishing Spirit?
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Should We Bother With Carbon Filtration and Polishing Spirit?

A QUESTION I’m often asked is about the importance of carbon filtration in the distilling process, so I found an article which covers it pretty well. The short answer is, if you’re using turbo yeasts, you’ll need it; if you’re using Global Express Fast & Clean distillers yeast, you don’t need to.