■ 🕑 21. 
│  I did the second batch of UJSSM whisky yesterday (aka, a proper sour 
│  mash bourbon) and ran it with the low wines from the first stripping 
│  run. After taking decent cuts, I diluted and blended all the jars today
│  and mixed the better tasting stuff together. Ended up with 4x 700ml 
│  bottles around 43% each. 
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│  It's nowhere near as smooth as it could be if I distilled it another
│  time or carbon filtered it or aged it on charred oak for a few years.
│  But for what it is, it's pretty good. I've been mixing it with Sprite 
│  and sipping it on the rocks. The bourbon is sweet, corny, and... creamy,
│  almost buttery. It's a little hard to drink neat, but it adds some nice
│  flavor to mixed beverages. 
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│  My 3rd generation UJSSM is currently fermenting, 20L worth, along with
│  another 20L of sugar-wine (kilju) that will end up as vodka. There is
│  no more tomato paste for sale in my town so I tried adding some of the
│  bourbon backset with some boiled yeast to serve as a nutrient for the
│  new vodka. 
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└─■ 🕑 22. 
    I managed to drink 3/4 of a bottle of my bourbon last night (mixed with
    Sprite and Coca-Cola) while the most I've ever been able to drink of
    commercial whisky in a night is 1/4 of a bottle. And that 1/4 a bottle
    of whisky would always give me a terrible headache while I'm feeling
    terrific today. 
    
    Whether that's a statement in favor of or against moonshining depends on
    your point of view... only $2 down the drain on that bottle, at least.