Smoked Whiskey

[whiskeytaichou]

Our team has been experimenting with different smoked whiskeys for some time at our distillery, Corsair. I have always loved smokey Scotch and never understood why there were so few American smoked whiskeys. Below is a list of the wood types I have been experimenting with. This is really more for folks who love whiskey AND grilling/smoking. If anyone can think of other woods for smoking I have not thought of please tell me, thanks in advance. 

alder

almond

apple

apricot

ash

avacodo

beechwood

birch

black walnut

cabernet barrel wood

crabapple

cherry

cedar - I know this is not supposed to be used for smoking

grape

Hawaiian Guava

Hawaiian Kiawe

Hawaiian Ohia

hickory

jamaican pimento wood

lemon

Lilac

macadamia

manzanita wood

maplewood

mesquite

mulberry

nectarine

olivewood

orange

peach

peat

pear

pecan

persimmon

plum

red oak

sassafras  - I know this is not supposed to be used for smoking

white oak

 

[s2k9k]

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[paul d]

I would bet that any of the fruit woods would be a great addition to a whiskey - apple and peach would be at the top of my list.  Not sure how it would taste, but you're missing allspice wood (might find it as pimento) from the list. You can find that at http://pimentowood.com/Pimento_Wood/Pimento_Wood.html    Also, http://www.fruitawoodchunks.com   might have some fruit woods you're missing.  Oh - Jack Daniels also makes chips and chunks.  You'd end up with whiskey smoked whiskey!  Be sure to send samples as payment for my ideas if you use them

 

[whiskeytaichou]

I just did. Sorry, I thought I had posted there first but I had not hit the submit button, my bad.

 

[whiskeytaichou]

Thanks, I have smoked with the pimento wood, it was listed as jamaican pimento wood. It is a really great wood. Thanks for the internet link, I appreciate it. 

 

[rookwv]

Just saw Corsair Triple Smoke on "Drinking Made Easy" at the Whiskey Kitchen in Tennessee

 

[ronrude]

I love sherry cask aged whiskey, so maybe the cabernet barrels might make it interesting.  Or smoke the grains in maybe cherry and age it in the wine barrels.