RJ Spagnols Port...What Ya'll Making?
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I was really thinking about that one but then the MM La Bodega got me seriously thinking....
How much you paid for it? I see you're in Canada so I guess it was much cheaper than here in the US ?
I was going to say what?? more expensive than here? but then I realized that is Canadian dollars....how much is that in US dollars? Let me google the conversion...
I will be making the coffee and the caramel this year. The coffee one was so good last year that people are still talking about it!
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I am doing the exact same two this fall when they arrive. (Exact same, is that redundant?)
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I am doing the same two this fall when they arrive.
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I just started the toasted caramel port a couple of months ago and will bottle soon. The few tastes I have had are just fantastic. It may be the best port yet. It reminds me of a creme brulee in a bottle. I ordered the Black Forest Port this year and expect it to be as good as the Chocolate Raspberry ports I have made in the past. Some on here say it is a Chocolate Cherry Port. Sounds good to me.
Mine are in the mail now....
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Same here! Although I'm also making a 2nd caramel and I'll be adding some homemade coffee liqueur to that one, effectively making a caramel/coffee port.
I made the chocolate raspberry 2 years running and people love it. Just put 2 small (3-4 oz) apéritif/cordial glasses together with a 375ml bottle of the port in a gift box. You know how you can it was a smash hit? Anyone that didn't get one was very upset!!
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I'm sitting out this year. Still have plenty of the Chocolate Orange from two years ago, and have only opened three of the Black Forest from last year. Next year I may do both the coffee and the caramel. I really want to experiment with blending them.
Has anyone added oak to this kit?
For the caramel, I plan to add french heavy toast oak chips and vanilla beans, and am considering adding sea salt. I top off with port and add fairly small amount of brandy.
For the coffee I will add 1 TBL espresso powder or instant coffee and french heavy toast oak chips, topping off with port and adding a fairly small amount of brandy. Same recipe as last year but I used medium toast oak powder rather than chips.
I think the heavy toast oak chips bring out nice notes in both.
Last year I added the full f pack, topped off with port at racking to keep some port wine taste, and just added the brandy at bottling. I racked to primary for bottling so I had room for the brandy. Ended up with 36 bottles as a result.
Heather
For the coffee I will add 1 TBL espresso powder or instant coffee and french heavy toast oak chips, topping off with port and adding a fairly small amount of brandy. Same recipe as last year but I used medium toast oak powder rather than chips.
I think the heavy toast oak chips bring out nice notes in both.
Last year I added the full f pack, topped off with port at racking to keep some port wine taste, and just added the brandy at bottling. I racked to primary for bottling so I had room for the brandy. Ended up with 36 bottles as a result.
Heather
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