From this point forward the take up of WLT150 was largely organic and by word of mouth, distillers looking to solve their challenges around barrel ageing began to talk with one another and come directly to us for solutions.
This was a very important time for us as we were also figuring out the technology and how WLT150 was interacting with the spirits. We ran many tests, performing sensory analysis with taste panels in comparing treated products with wood based solutions.
The key to our results was in knowing that ultimately there is no substitute for barrel ageing, the time and gentle nature of this process will bring out all of the nuances a distiller is looking for in an aged spirit. There is no argument with this approach.
We did however encounter the very real challenge that all distillers are battling with, the cost and time required to get this result. Some distillers were getting highly variable performance from their different barrels. Even more critically was the fact that almost all distillers where new barrels were not a requirement were extending the life and number of fills in an attempt to bring down replacement costs and ultimately the cost to make their product, some distillers using barrels over 10 years old. The challenge in these cases was clear, even with barrel rejuvenation programs in place distillers were simply getting less and less result from older barrels.
We trialed the use of WLT150 in the final blend in these cases and this was the result being looked for, a means to blend and deliver a balanced finished product where results could be dialled in accurately and predictably and be tested in short time spans. Distillers loved the control and the consistency that comes with using WLT150.
From this point forward the take up of WLT150 was largely organic and by word of mouth, distillers looking to solve their challenges around barrel ageing began to talk with one another and come directly to us for solutions.
This was a very important time for us as we were also figuring out the technology and how WLT150 was interacting with the spirits. We ran many tests, performing sensory analysis with taste panels in comparing treated products with wood based solutions.
The key to our results was in knowing that ultimately there is no substitute for barrel ageing, the time and gentle nature of this process will bring out all of the nuances a distiller is looking for in an aged spirit. There is no argument with this approach.
We did however encounter the very real challenge that all distillers are battling with, the cost and time required to get this result. Some distillers were getting highly variable performance from their different barrels. Even more critically was the fact that almost all distillers where new barrels were not a requirement were extending the life and number of fills in an attempt to bring down replacement costs and ultimately the cost to make their product, some distillers using barrels over 10 years old. The challenge in these cases was clear, even with barrel rejuvenation programs in place distillers were simply getting less and less result from older barrels.
We trialed the use of WLT150 in the final blend in these cases and this was the result being looked for, a means to blend and deliver a balanced finished product where results could be dialled in accurately and predictably and be tested in short time spans. Distillers loved the control and the consistency that comes with using WLT150.
