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1000 werthers candies were harmed in the making of this post (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 weeks ago* by to c/homebrewing@sopuli.xyz
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12 pounds (5.4 kilos) of butterscotch candy. Will any flavor come through on distillation or will it be as bland as my jolly rancher moonshine? only time will tell. Buddy of mine is turning 30 and his favorite candy is werthers so I did the only logical thing and decided to try fermenting/distilling a ton as part of his birthday gift

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[–] 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

I've made cotton candy with them. 60% of the flavor survived the heating.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

    How did you measure that?

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Different candies, when crushed and remelted through a cotton candy machine have different levels of flavor in the final product. Specifically they seem to lose much of their aromatic properties. I suspect the original flavoring used on the cooked sugar is incredibly concentrated and a lot gets lost in the original product.

    If the candies had the same intensity as they did in their drop form, I'd say they're 100%.

    If the candies ended up smelling and tasting like straight sugar, I'd say they were 0%

    When I rank 50%, It generally means that it identifiably smells and tastes like the original candy and is at least reasonably enjoyable.

    If you gave a bag of Werthers cotton candy to a random person who was familiar with them, they'd know what it was and likely be able to pick it out over other generic butterscotch.

    I was decent, I'd have picked it over berry or cherry flavoring, but It didn't knock my socks off, I didn't strongly desire seconds.

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