Cold smoked whiskey on the BGE

unoriginalusername · May 2018

got a 6” amazn pellet tube smoker for doing some cold smokes in the large bge along with some peach wood pellets.

Saw some different approaches so I landed on pouring the bottle into a glass casserole dish and stiring the whiskey every 15 min to help the smoke absorb into the liquid, total smoke time was about an hour.

The video i watched said an hour wasn’t enough but in the egg with stiring this was more than enough as lots of smoke flavour set into the whiskey. I ended up blending a little non smoked back in to dilute it slightly so in hindsight 30-45 min is probably plenty.

the result is a significantly improved inexpensive whiskey for either drinking on it’s own, for mixing or for spritzing my next pork shoulder. Either way an experiment I’ll be sure to replicate moving forward

500 · May 2018

Cool. Next level bourbon drinking. I suppose you can take that experiment to another level again by charring some new oak chunks and then tea-bagging them in the whiskey to mellow it more. I've seen that done at a distillery near me. He doesn't char it, but adds apple wood chunks

BobDanger · May 2018

Don't forget to save those tea bag oak chunks to throw back on for the whiskey smoke flavor on yer next brisket.:)

saluki2007 · May 2018

Nice idea. You can always smoke some water and turn them into smoked ice cubes and not risk ruining a whole bottle of booze.

unoriginalusername · May 2018

saluki2007 said:

Nice idea. You can always smoke some water and turn them into smoked ice cubes and not risk ruining a whole bottle of booze.

Very true, only downside is in order to get any smoke you need the ice to melt so you may be adding a significant amount of water to your whiskey before getting any smoke flavour.

As a man I drink my whiskey neat

lol jk, so for those of us that don't use ice or water smoking the whiskey directly is the best way to get the flavour even though you do risk ruining the bottle completely lol

saluki2007 · May 2018

unoriginalusername said:

saluki2007 said:

Nice idea. You can always smoke some water and turn them into smoked ice cubes and not risk ruining a whole bottle of booze.

Very true, only downside is in order to get any smoke you need the ice to melt so you may be adding a significant amount of water to your whiskey before getting any smoke flavour.

As a man I drink my whiskey neat lol jk, so for those of us that don't use ice or water smoking the whiskey directly is the best way to get the flavour even though you do risk ruining the bottle completely lol

So make smaller ice cubes...

blasting · May 2018

Water takes smoke really well. In fact, 2 or 3 smoked cubes is overpowering. I do one smoked cube.

A bloody mary / Cesar is a drink that greatly benefits from smoked ice. The flavor from the smoke is next level for sure.

SSQUAL612 · May 2018

There’s also this option for smoking a drink or small batch at a time.

https://www.amazon.com/Breville-PolyScience-Smoking-Infuser-Commercial/dp/B01MSB5USZ/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1527001231&sr=8-13&keywords=Cold+smoker

DWFII · May 2018

The easiest way to get smoked whisky...and a true balance of smoke to premium spirits...is to buy a bottle of Lagavulin 16 or Highland park 18.

unoriginalusername · May 2018

DWFII said:

The easiest way to get smoked whisky...and a true balance of smoke to premium spirits...is to buy a bottle of Lagavulin 16 or Highland park 18.

Two favorites for sure... just for the mixers and spray I keep my scotch bottles hidden

Botch · May 2018

Since the commercial product Liquid Smoke is essentially just smoked water, has anyone tried adding a few drops to each receptacle of an ice cube tray?

Of course, then you can't play with your barbeque toys.

Then follows adding a drop of LS to a neat portion, anyone tried that?

Spaightlabs · May 2018

Try it cowboy next time for a bit more excitement.

Kevinboatright · October 2019

Old thread......great idea. I’m trying this tomorrow when cold smoking some cheese.

Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Once you’ve smoked the whiskey how long do you seal it before drinking?

unoriginalusername · October 2019

Kevinboatright said:

Old thread......great idea. I’m trying this tomorrow when cold smoking some cheese.

Can’t wait to see how it turns out. Once you’ve smoked the whiskey how long do you seal it before drinking?

24 hours in the fridge sealed and then back into your cabinet

Canugghead · October 2019

Try smoked butter.

Kevinboatright · October 2019

Thanks for the feedback.

I cold smoked some cheese, cheese sticks, salt, and 2 types of whiskey today.
Can’t wait to try everything.

Mattman3969 · October 2019

SSQUAL612 said:

There’s also this option for smoking a drink or small batch at a time.

https://www.amazon.com/Breville-PolyScience-Smoking-Infuser-Commercial/dp/B01MSB5USZ/ref=sr_1_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1527001231&sr=8-13&keywords=Cold+smoker

This is exactly what I did to some Knob Creek. Really works well.

https://eggheadforum.com/discussion/comment/2392718#Comment_2392718

GrateEggspectations · October 2019

Botch said:

Since the commercial product Liquid Smoke is essentially just smoked water, has anyone tried adding a few drops to each receptacle of an ice cube tray?

Of course, then you can't play with your barbeque toys.

Then follows adding a drop of LS to a neat portion, anyone tried that?

You could also simply add a drop or two to your glass of whiskey.

nolaegghead · October 2019

ok, got some bourbon. what do I do next?

Kevinboatright · October 2019

nolaegghead said:

ok, got some bourbon. what do I do next?

Start drinking!

unoriginalusername · October 2019

nolaegghead said:

ok, got some bourbon. what do I do next?

Give me your address lol

Cold smoked whiskey on the BGE

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