Apricot wood chips in two lines
These are apricot chips for cold smoking: a fruit wood that gives a warm, fruity smoke, less common than cherry or apple. 250ml pack.
Who they are for
For anyone who has already worked through the classic woods and wants a note the guest does not name straight away. This is the wood you pick when smoking becomes a signature rather than an effect.
Where they sit on the scale
Between cherry and plum: warmer than the first, less full than the second. The difference from the other fruit woods is not intensity but character, because apricot chips carry a note closer to dried fruit than to burnt wood. On a drink built with sherry, with dried fruit or with sweet spice, that note hooks onto the ingredients instead of sitting on top of them.
Specifications
- Wood: apricot
- Intensity: medium, warm and fruity in character
- Format: 250ml pack
- Use: burn chamber of a smoking gun
- Weight: 0.2kg
What they work with
With drinks that already have a warm side: aged rums, cognac, sherry, sweet vermouth, and anything carrying dried fruit, honey or sweet spice. They work less well on fresh, citrus-led cocktails, where a fruity base note competes with the citrus instead of supporting it.
How much, and for how long
A pinch in the chamber, filled halfway, and one or two minutes of contact. With a wood that has character it pays to keep the time short the first time and taste: a recognisable smoke over a delicate drink shows at once, and there is no correcting an excess. Hence the practice of trying apricot chips on the empty glass first, where the aroma stays lighter.
Two hundred and fifty millilitres
A pack lasts a long time, because each session uses very little wood. It makes more sense to keep two different woods than a large stock of one: variety changes a menu more than quantity does.
A wood you can talk about
There is a front of house reason too. When a guest asks what that aroma is, answering “apricot wood” opens a conversation that “smoke” does not. It is a detail people remember, and it separates a smoked drink made with judgement from one made for show. On a list where every cocktail has a story, apricot chips are as tellable an ingredient as a rare spirit, and they cost a fraction.
Storage
Closed and dry, away from damp. Wood that has taken on moisture steams instead of smoking, burns badly and leaves an off smell the drink picks up at once.
FAQ
What smoke do apricot wood chips give? Warm and fruity, with a note close to dried fruit.
Which drinks are they for? Aged rums, cognac, sherry and cocktails with dried fruit or sweet spice.
Are they stronger than cherry? Not more intense, but more marked: the difference is the type of note, not the amount of smoke.
How do I test them without risk? By smoking the empty glass before building the drink.
Can they be mixed with other woods? Yes: a cherry base with a part of apricot gives a round smoke with the warm note to the front.
The more you buy, the less you pay: 4 pieces -5%, 6 -7%, 8 -10%, on the same item.
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