Sator Square Distillery Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I understand that aquavit is traditionally made using a neutral that originates from either rye or potatoes. It is then infused with a predominate flavor of caraway and sometimes dill, among other botanicals. Often barrel aged, sometimes not. To those that make or enjoy aquavit, would it be off-putting to see used a neutral derived from a source other than rye or potatoes? TIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZdrinking Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 I don't think there is an issue for you to use a different neutral base. The base will impact the mouthfeel of the spirit so depending on how you want to support the botanicals, you could go a number of ways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sator Square Distillery Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 Thanks for the input. Here's the final product. So far it's going over very well. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestar Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 On 9/17/2019 at 6:33 PM, Sator Square Distillery said: I understand that aquavit is traditionally made using a neutral that originates from either rye or potatoes. It is then infused with a predominate flavor of caraway and sometimes dill, among other botanicals. Often barrel aged, sometimes not. To those that make or enjoy aquavit, would it be off-putting to see used a neutral derived from a source other than rye or potatoes? TIA. You can use almost any neutral or schnapp, but traditional is rye for Sweden, potato for Norway, other northern countries might use other grains as well. But grain or potato, so I would avoid neutral from cane, grape, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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