Shoutout to poleslav for telling me to ignore the thermometer and giving general encouragement. My distillation efficiency was absolutely terrible and I got the balance of juniper and hibiscus way off, so it's sweeter than I intended, but it's definitely pleasantly drinkable.
For those that can't read my handwriting, it was a super basic barley mash to make the base alcohol, then juniper, hibiscus, rose, and elderflower as botanicals.
What are those black lumps?
In the glass? Whisky stones to chill the drink without diluting it
I almost thought they were coal. Is it lava rock?
Granite, so I guess it probably was lava once upon a time! As it is, I don't think this granite was lava any time recently, even in a geological sense. They're a medium grey most of the time, but darken a lot when wet