Broccoli cheese soup: take 2 lbs broccoli florets and cut into 1/4 inch pieces. Saunter in Dutch oven with butter and 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 white chopped onion, 1 tbsp dry mustard, 1/8 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp table salt and cook 6 min medium high. Then add 1 cup water and 1/4 tsp baking powder and bring to a simmer with cover on for 20 min then add 2 more cups water and 2 cups chicken stock and 2 cups baby spinach. Cook for 1 min. Purée soup in blender and add 3 ounces sharp cheddar and 1.5 ounces Parmesan. Combine back in Dutch oven. Season with black pepper and garnish with shaved parmeasan. Adapted from season 12 ATK
Jefferson's Ridiculously Small Batch Wood Experiment Collection
Tasting Notes
Experiment NO.3 - New 60 gallon American Oak barrel with a low, deep impact toast profile
92 Proof
Color: Copper
Nose: Spice, Cola, Almonds
Taste: Bubble gum, toasted nuts, and a slight hint of leather on the sides of the tongue
Body: Very light
Finish: Light and Minty
Impression: Very sweet on the front of the palate and not much of a finish.
Experiment NO.4 - New standard whiskey barrel with medium char infused with heavily charred American Oak cubes
92 Proof
Color: Deep Copper
Nose: Oak, Cola, and Spice
Taste: Honey sweetness and peanuts followed by mint
Body: Light
Finish: A little more defined finish with a little black pepper
Impression: A little more rounded with a much better finish.
Experiment NO.6 - New standard whiskey barrel with a light-medium char infused with lightly toasted American Oak staves
92 Proof
Color: Auburn
Nose: Oak, Toasted Nuts, Cola, and Dark Fruit
Taste: Caramel and Peanuts on the front of the palate followed by leather astringency on the sides of the tongue
Body: Medium
Finish: A nice medium burn followed by lingering mint.
Impression: NO.6 is a much better experiment than its two predecessors offering a classic bourbon profile and a very enjoyable finish.
Experiment NO.10- Custom 60 Gallon French and American hybrid oak barrel with a low, deep impact toast profile
92 Proof
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Experiment NO.12- Original bourbon barrel with oak inserts that have been toasted over a long period of time to infuse the bourbon
92 Proof
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