• Oak Cask: A distinctive rounded oak cask flavour which is a main component in most whiskies.
• Sweet Vanillin: As the name suggests, this imparts a sweet vanilla flavour often found in whiskey that has been barrel aged. It also has a slight sherry flavour.
• Peat Smoke: A strong almost pungent peat smoke flavour that is a very prominent flavour note in Scottish Whiskies.
• Astringent Notes: A sharp bitter astringent flavour that helps to add some bite to the whiskey.
• Fruity Esters: Fruity esters are prominent on the nose more than anywhere else. They add a great deal to the whiskey bouquet.
• Cereal Notes: Often described as grainy, these flavour notes are a part of any grain spirit and are contained in the whiskey bases. This essence allows additional cereal notes to be added to taste.
• Carob Notes: A chocolate grain flavour that results from the use of some mildly roasted grains and can also be contributed by some varieties of yeast during the early stages of fermentation.
• Cedar Oak: This imparts a distinctive drier oak flavour than the oak cask essence and is often found in Irish style whiskey.
• Distillers Caramel: This is a stable caramel colour ideally suitable for distilled spirit as it is slightly negative in charge and imparts a warm golden hue to the whiskey.
• Glycerine: There are two bottles supplied in this pack as this is used in every recipe and contributes smoothness and mouth feel. It is naturally occurring in almost all whiskies.

Generic Recipes

You can also buy a collection of essences to make the style you want. The measurements are in milliliters (mls) and are designed to make 750mL of spirit.

Lowland Whiskey
Whiskey Profile “C” 5.6ml
Sweet Vanillin 1.8ml
Peat Smoke 2.1ml
Fruity Esters 3.8ml
Distillers Caramel 0.7ml
Glycerine 12.0ml

Highland Whiskey
Whiskey Profile “B” 5.6ml
Sweet Vanillin 2.3ml
Peat Smoke 9.5ml
Astringent Notes 3.0ml
Distillers Caramel 0.7ml
Glycerine 9.0ml

Irish Whiskey
Whiskey Profile “A” 5.6ml
Oak Cask 3.8ml
Sweet Vanillin 3.3ml
Distillers Caramel 0.7ml
Glycerine 15.0ml

Bourbon
Whiskey Profile “B” 5.6ml
Oak Cask 2.3ml
Sweet Vanillin 4.5ml
Astringent Notes 1.5ml
Whiskey Profile “D” 3.8ml
Distillers Caramel 0.9ml
Glycerine 15.0ml

Proprietary Styles

The following whiskies are recipes to copy commercially available brands. They are not an identical match. The measurements are in milliliters (mls) and are designed to make 750mL of spirit.

Glenfiddich© Style

Whiskey Profile “C” 6.1ml
Whiskey Profile “B” 1.9ml
Oak Cask 1.4ml
Peat Smoke 2.6ml
Distillers Caramel 1.2ml
Glycerine 9.0ml

Teachers© Style

Whiskey Profile “C” 5.5ml
Sweet Vanillin 0.8ml
Peat Smoke 2.0ml
Carob Notes 14.7ml
Distillers Caramel 1.0ml
Glycerine 9.0ml

Jamesons© Style

Whiskey Profile “C” 4.4ml
Whiskey Profile “A” 0.8ml
Oak Cask 0.8ml
Distillers Caramel 1.0ml
Glycerine 12.0ml

Tullamore Dew© Style

Whiskey Profile “C” 4.4ml
Whiskey Profile “A” 0.8ml
Oak Cask 0.8ml
Cedar Oak 0.9ml
Distillers Caramel 1.0ml
Glycerine 15.0ml

Laphroaig© Style

Whiskey Profile “B” 5.7ml
Oak Cask 2.5ml
Peat Smoke 13ml
Astringent Notes 0.3ml
Distillers Caramel 0.7ml
Glycerine 12.0ml

Johnny Walker Red Label© Style

Whiskey Profile “B” 13.3ml
Oak Cask 1.6ml
Peat Smoke 0.3ml
Cereal Notes 0.9ml
Distillers Caramel 0.7ml
Glycerine 4.5ml

Johnny Walker Black Label© Style

Whiskey Profile “B” 13.3ml
Oak Cask 1.6ml
Cereal Notes 0.9ml
Distillers Caramel 1.0ml
Glycerine 9.0ml