This is how it starts for me
I started off as a home brewer in Colorado, moving to Washington I was not having much luck converting to different water so I decided to try distilling. My first distiller was a makeshift turkey fryer with soldered together pipes, looking back now I would say it wasn't very safe. Through the years I got better and invested in bigger systems, telling myself one day I will make liquor for the masses.Â
Since I have always been a whiskey drinker I wanted to try making something that I would enjoy and share. I also wanted to try strange and random flavoring outside of the Oak family. With research I learned about baking and charring my own oak chips and making home made charcoal filtering.
After the aging period some of my whiskeys will go back through a charcoal filter to smooth out the flavors and help bring forward subtle notes and aromas when diluted to desired proofs.