My partner and I are doing some planning and would like the advice of more knowledgeable people. We plan to make a specialty spirit. It will be double pot distilled sugar liquor, barrel aged with some added flavoring ingredients.
My partner thinks we could maybe save some money by mashing corn and using a 100% corn whiskey as the base spirit. I think the price difference between corn and white sugar (.75 vs 1.00 lb) won't justify the extra work or equipment right now.
So on a cost per batch basis is white sugar or corn cheaper? It's the extended costs that are hard to nail down.
