CHRIS MORRIS

Master distiller at Woodford Reserve, one of Kentucky’s fastestgrowing distillers Versailles, Kentucky 1 / SPIRIT SAFE The spirit safe allows us to access the spirit and make adjustments. There are three whisky flow compartments. The first makes sure the still is running properly and at the right proof. Called the low wines, that stage still has impurities. The second compartment processes “high wines,” which we nose, but won’t taste. Third is the “new make” still – we taste as it’s being produced. It’s good, but it will taste even better after ageing.

2 / NOSING AND TASTING GLASSES The most important pieces of equipment we have are our nose, tongue, and palate. We’re looking for proof points based on our senses. We know from trial and error when a good flavour goes up and when it goes away. 3 / HYDROMETER A hydrometer and thermometer determine how much alcohol is in the spirit. The hydrometer looks like a fishing lure that bobs in the spirit stream. With modern technology, you can judge the spirit flow instantaneously. Big distilleries use that equipment. But we’re using the same type of equipment that was introduced at this distillery over 150 years ago. I’m very proud of that. Each time we run our stills, it’s a five-and-ahalf-hour process. You start the still, go away, and come back at a specific time. You start judging the spirit flow, and make adjustments in the spirit safe.

MATERIALS LIST

• Six 12 x 900 square dowels • 40 x 1 000 round dowel • piece of felt, approximately

175 x 100 • 3 x 600 x 1 200 piece of

hardboard • 300 x 600 dry-erase

hobby board • electric fan • 50 mm air hockey pucks • Six 25 mm screws (any type) • package #18 x 20 mm finishing nails piece of 20 mm scrap wood

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Cut two 600 mm lengths and two 355 mm lengths from the square dowels. These will be the spacers between the hardwood and the dry-erase surface. Use wood glue and clamps to secure the dowels along the perimeter of the bottom of the dry-erase board, then glue the hardboard to the other side of the spacers.

Cut two more 600 mm lengths from the square dowels, and four 125 mm lengths from the remaining scraps. These will form the boundary of the dry-erase board. Glue the pieces to the board, using the short dowels to create a goal opening on each end. Tack the dowels down with the small finishing nails.

Using the provided screws, attach the fan and shroud to the bottom of the hardboard to direct airflow to the playing surface.

To create the striker, use a 63 mm holesaw to cut two discs from a 20 mm-thick piece of scrap wood. Attach the remaining 75 mm sections of round dowel to the discs with glue. Drill pilot holes and fasten with 25 mm screws. Cut the felt (use the discs for size) and glue to the bottom of the striker.

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