I have a couple questions for anyone here who may make homemade Scotch. I have talked with some others in some Scotch/Wine making groups, but wanted some other opinions from outside sources. If you are not a Scotch-maker or if I have posted in the wrong board, please accept my apologies.
Question#1: Do you think you could get the same color, flavor & effect by simulating an oak cask with aging in a glass bottle with oak shavings? I figure one gallon of Scotch would have roughly 238 sq inches of oak touching it at all times. This would almost equal out perfectly to a 3" x 60" x
3/8" piece of unfinished oak baseboard & it could be bought at any Lowes, Home Depot or other building store. Do you think I could dice one of these up, toss it all in a jar & put away for aging?Question#2: Some people use Liquid Smoke to simulate the peat smoking of the barley. They say use it sparingly, but no one I know has had "perfect" flavor out of it. Anyone have any "other" simulated smoke suggestions that may be less smokey?
Thanks!