Just racked my fresh pear to long term aging, and of course reserved a fair amount to sample right away. I made this with fresh pears, and 1118.
Everything is fine. Nothing offensive at all, no bad odors or flavors. Has about the kick I expected, and nicely without any hint of alcohol in nose or taste.
It has a good fruit (pear) up front just as I hoped. It has a nice honey hint right in the middle. And then...nothing. No finish at all. There's no back end to this drink!
It certainly doesn't need any more sugar/fruit anything. But it is lacking something, and I can't peg it. Maybe a spice to work on the back of the tongue? As I just racked for storage I have an opportunity to fine tune. Any suggestions? Oak would round it but it is already pretty well rounded, and actually it's drinkable right now. So I suspect some spice might play well to make this more complex.
Ladies and gentlemen - your finely tuned skills are required!
Everything is fine. Nothing offensive at all, no bad odors or flavors. Has about the kick I expected, and nicely without any hint of alcohol in nose or taste.
It has a good fruit (pear) up front just as I hoped. It has a nice honey hint right in the middle. And then...nothing. No finish at all. There's no back end to this drink!
It certainly doesn't need any more sugar/fruit anything. But it is lacking something, and I can't peg it. Maybe a spice to work on the back of the tongue? As I just racked for storage I have an opportunity to fine tune. Any suggestions? Oak would round it but it is already pretty well rounded, and actually it's drinkable right now. So I suspect some spice might play well to make this more complex.
Ladies and gentlemen - your finely tuned skills are required!