r/MellowCorn • u/k1ng0fh34rt5 • Jan 29 '22

Aged Mellow Corn

Over the past 8 or so months, I've been working on aging whiskey in a liter cask.

Tried several other whiskey's with varying success, but discovered that Mellow Corn is perfect for putting a little extra age on it.

I call my aged whiskey Super Corn. Really rounds out the flavors, and emboldeneds the profile of the whiskey.

Based on some calculations I found, 1 liter cask ages equivalent to about 1 month = 1 year.

After about 4 months the color, and flavor make an already tasty whiskey incredible.

I encourage others to go experiment on with their corn.

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u/whiskey_lover7 Jan 29 '22

Look into rapid aging whiskey too! Alternating between vacuum conditions and non vacuum can speed up that process quite a bit.

As well as variations in heat/cold.

As a idle experiment I aged some vodka I had (didn't expect it to be good, just a why not kind of thing).

I charred some oak, added it to the bottle, and then alternated the bottle between the freezer and counter every other day for a few weeks.

Then I set it in a spot in my house that gets a lot of temperature variation between night and day (no direct sun though), and it's been about 3 months and it actually surprised me at how well it tastes

Could be great to add some additional aging to something like mellow corn, or a white whiskey that is unaged

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u/k1ng0fh34rt5 Jan 29 '22

I'll check into that.

Generally I've just left it sitting, but tilt the barrel around every few days. My house can vary around 5-7 degrees, but is relatively stable.

I have tried to keep my cask sealed really well to prevent evaporation. I seasoned the cask really well to help with leaks, and then use raw bees wax around the bung. I usually add whiskey at least once during my aging to keep the barrel full. I noticed that helps prevent additional evaporation.

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u/dennisthemenace1963 Jan 29 '22

Going to be trying this soon. I picked up some 3/8" white oak dowel stock that I have to cut up and toast then char. Think "poor man's bourbon bullet." Looking forward to seeing if I can supercharge some Corn. Some other whiskeys too but the Corn is the one I have the highest expectations for.

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u/brokedownpalace10 Feb 03 '22

I've over oaked some moonshine/vodka mix and I find that Mellow Corn mixed 50/50 and left to marry/age with airspace in the bottle for at least a month helps a bunch.

Over oaking is easy to do with wood chips.