Whiskey Finishing Bundle — Essence, Oak & Glycerine

Everything you need to finish your first homemade whiskey — and keep going from there.

One kit gives you a complete 3L Scotch-style whiskey, plus enough American oak to age up to four more batches after that.

Build a rich, malt-driven whiskey with depth, warmth, and real character

What's inside:

• Finest Reserve Whiskey Essence — a smooth, malt-driven Scotch style whiskey with subtle peat profile, ready to use with your neutral spirit
• American Oak Chips 1kg — for barrel-style ageing at home, without the barrel
• Glycerine — adds body and removes harsh edges, giving your whiskey the kind of rounded mouthfeel that usually takes years

Step-by-step instructions — no guessing, no wasted batches

How to finish your first batch:

Add your spirit, add the essence, stir in around 200g of oak chips, and then let time do the work.

• 2 weeks — the spirit picks up colour and early oak character
• 4 weeks — noticeably smoother, more balanced
• 6 weeks — ready to pour for mates

That's how to make whiskey at home that actually tastes like it belongs in a glass.

Then here's what makes this bundle different.

You'll have roughly 800g of oak chips still sitting there.

That's enough to age four more batches — with the same essence, a different one, or something else entirely. Use it to dial in your own flavour profile. Try a longer soak. Swap to a bourbon-style essence. See what six weeks on heavily toasted oak does compared to four.

Most whiskey kits give you one shot. This one sets you up to keep refining.

Why oak and glycerine together?

Oak chips extract tannins, vanilla notes, and colour from the wood — the same compounds that develop in a barrel over years, just faster. Glycerine works differently: it smooths the texture of the spirit itself, softening harsh alcohol notes and adding the kind of body you'd expect from something properly aged. Used together, they're what makes homemade whiskey taste finished rather than raw.

Makes approximately 3L at 40% ABV for your first batch. Remaining oak chips are sufficient for approximately four additional 3L batches.