Spiced Rum | Spice Mix | Bonny

Spiced Rum | Spice Mix | Bonny

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Bonny Spiced Rum Spice Mix

This spice mix is comes from the Distillers Kit: Bonny Spiced Rum

But it can be used to make your own spiced rum, with a Bundaberg Molasses wash or CSR Manufacturers White Sugar wash.

Spice Mix includes:

Other Botanicals that you could use to complement these can be found here: Botanicals

Also think about aging with with our range of Oak Products

 

Spice Mix Infusing Options:

Method 1 -

  1. Complete a stripping run and a distilling run
  2. Soak the Bonny Spice Mix in at least 50%ABV spirit (remember to shave nutmeg and cut the vanilla bean length ways)
  3. Leave for 4-5 days depending on the intensity of flavour you like.  Shake every hour or so for first day and every now and them for the remainder.
  4. **NOTE** The longer you leave the more flavour you will extract, however some flavours could become more prominent then others.
  5. **ALTERNATIVE** Use a little molasses sugar to back sweeten and enhance the fruit flavours.
  6. **ALTERNATIVE** Use some oak chips to add extra flavour and for aging

Method 2 -

  1. Clean the botanicals by either soaking in Spirit above 50%ABV for a couple of hours to overnight or sanitise using Super Kill Sanitiser Spray
  2. Before commencing the Spirit Run  put the Bonny Spice Mix into a Still Spirits Botanical Basket or Air Still Infusion Basket or Muslin Cloth and commence a spirit run taking cuts and noting the different flavour profiles merging.
  3. **NOTE** Remember to shave the Nutmeg and cut the vanilla bean length ways to get the best flavour.
  4. **ALTERNATIVE** You can simply add the spice mix to the wash without using the basket however you do run the risk of burning them and the off flavours coming through.

Method 3 -

  1. Separate the Bonny Spice Mix and macerate them individually in at least 50%ABV spirit using Kilner Glass Jars.
  2. Leave for 4-5 days up to several weeks depending on the intensity of flavour you like.  Shake every hour or so for first day and every now and them for the remainder.
  3. Regularly taste till desired flavour is reached, then blend the botanicals together.
  4. **ALTRERNATIVE** After blending the botanicals together run through the still once more to bind the flavours together and create a clear spirit.