I’m not an expert but I’ve done some googling about booze a few times.
It is my understanding that from field to glass it takes 4 years minimum to make a bottle of bourbon. So what part of the process is “plummeting?” Are they not releasing as much this year, keeping more in barrels for longer, which means in a few years there’s gonna be a lot of long age statement bourbons on shelves, or have they not distilled as much mash this year? It’s not an industry that turns on a dime.
Make blended whiskey. Use some 2 and 6 year to make some blended 4. And any extra before barreling can be made into gin, vodka or a host of other products.
“Blended” implies different mash bills mixed together. It’s all mixed from various barrels, unless it specifically says “single barrel”. That process is called “batching” and they will add what they need to to hit the flavor profile. The youngest constituent age is what has to be listed on the bottle.
Depends on how financially healthy the distillery is. A place that’s really bad will convert to gin production. An okay, not great, place might sell some more younger stuff at a discount. And places that planned well will hold out for greater profit down the line by aging more stuff.
I’m not an expert but I’ve done some googling about booze a few times.
It is my understanding that from field to glass it takes 4 years minimum to make a bottle of bourbon. So what part of the process is “plummeting?” Are they not releasing as much this year, keeping more in barrels for longer, which means in a few years there’s gonna be a lot of long age statement bourbons on shelves, or have they not distilled as much mash this year? It’s not an industry that turns on a dime.
I’d guess the part that’s plummeting is the distillation phase.
Or the stuff that would normally be aged 4 years is being held back and aged for 6 years
Make blended whiskey. Use some 2 and 6 year to make some blended 4. And any extra before barreling can be made into gin, vodka or a host of other products.
“Blended” implies different mash bills mixed together. It’s all mixed from various barrels, unless it specifically says “single barrel”. That process is called “batching” and they will add what they need to to hit the flavor profile. The youngest constituent age is what has to be listed on the bottle.
https://thewhiskeywash.com/whiskey-styles/bourbon/lets-demystify-whiskey-bottle-label-age-statements/
https://www.bourbinsane.com/bourbon-batch-variations-explained/
Ah, Canada likely has different mixing regulations. And those are specifically for bourbon and not whiskey in general yeah?
The jargon and practices are US whiskey, yeah
Depends on how financially healthy the distillery is. A place that’s really bad will convert to gin production. An okay, not great, place might sell some more younger stuff at a discount. And places that planned well will hold out for greater profit down the line by aging more stuff.