Recommendation for wine and whiskey FO's

kdaniels8811 · Dec 1, 2014

Just what the title says. Any suggestions? I bought a Merlot scent and after cold process, the soaps smell like grape koolaid! I cured it 8 weeks and still have koolaid. This scent had great reviews.

I need a scent for a new distillery featuring making whiskey and vodka.
They would like a couple related scents, one for women and one for men. Help! Any suggestions would be really appreciated!

JustBeachy · Dec 1, 2014

I can't help with the wine, except to tell you I've had no luck with it. I love a good Cabernet or Bordeaux, so I figured I'd try a soap with the scent. I've tried three and they all came out smelling more like grape soda, or koolaid.

shunt2011 · Dec 1, 2014

What about making a soap using their wine/liquor as part or all of the liquid? Then color them the color that would be appropriate. Just a thought. I've not tried to make a wine or liquor scents soap so can't help there. Maybe someone else will have a good idea or suggestion for you.

jules92207 · Dec 1, 2014

I actually used some red wine in my cranberry fig soap for color and I still think there is a slight wine fragrance to it. I think if you use wine as your liquid, boiled down to burn off the alcohol, you will get a light fragrance. The cranberry fig fo from BB might be a good option.

grumpy_owl · Dec 2, 2014

I use BB's Bordeaux Blend for soaps for my local wine shop, conveniently around the corner

People seem to like it, especially in the cool months, but it's not very winey to me. That said, it is not Kool-Aid-ish as many other purported red wine scents are. I also do Champagne, which is awesome and genuinely feels like it tickles the nose, and NG's Cognac & Cubans.
If anyone finds a good red wine scent, we'd all like to hear about it.

Seawolfe · Dec 2, 2014

I've never made a wine soap, but I have made 2 beer soaps where some of the liquid was flat beer, and some was a whole lotta beer (like 10 oz) cooked down to about 2 oz - so think beer syrup. That soap smells nicely of beer. Would the same process work for red wine do you think maybe?

KristaY · Dec 2, 2014

I've had very good luck with various beer & wine scents, especially when I use beer or wine as my lye liquid. I made some special wedding soaps for my kids that got married this year. My oldest son is a Guinness fan and his bride is a red wine buff. So for his I used BB's Oatmeal Stout FO and all my liquid was boiled down Guinness Stout Beer. For her's I used BB's Bordeaux Blend and used a bottle of Pinot Noir as the liquid. The dark beer and red wine added great color so I didn't need anything more. When my daughter got married last month I made Pinot Grigio for her using BB's Pepperberry as the scent and a bottle of Pinot Grigio as the liquid. Her new husband loves Wells Banana Bread Beer so I paired that with Pumpkin Spice FO. With all the beer and wine, the lather is great. All my kids are really happy with their very special soaps. :razz: