What Woods can be used for aging alcohol?

There are so many types of woods to choose from such as maple, acacia, chestnut and cherry. Yet oak (a few exceptions notwithstanding) is the only wood used for aging spirits. And not just any oak tree will do. Of the hundreds of oak species, only a few rise to the occasion for cask cooperage.

Can you age alcohol in Cedar?

Just pour over some wine/ spirit of your choice onto the wood and soak it for a couple of days. It will remove most of the bitterness and still keep some of the most characteristic aromas of cedar wood.

What is the best wood for whiskey?

Oak (especially American white oak) is far and away the most common type of wood used for making whiskey. However, it is not the only type used. Occasionally, other woods such as maple, hickory, and a host of others are used for aging whiskey.

What Woods are barrels made of?

While barrels can be made of many different materials, oak wood is the most common. Both French and American oak are used in barrel making.

Why are whisky barrels charred?

Charring does a number of things. It helps to further break down the structure of the oak allowing easier, and deeper, penetration by the spirit, and a more intense interaction with the flavours produced through lignin degradation.

Is whiskey aged in oak barrels?

The Quercus Family Tree Quercus alba, also known as white oak or American oak, dominates the whiskey industry thanks to the mandated use of new charred oak barrels for bourbon aging. After one use, these barrels then find a second life maturing scotch, other whiskies, or even rum, brandy, or tequila.

Can you age whiskey with red oak?

You can then age in our barrel for that great oak color and flavor. Now you can make your own custom blended Whiskey, Bourbon, and Scotch with the Red Head Oak Barrel liquor essence flavors. Flavor your neutral spirits with the distinctive taste of your favorite drink and age it in one of our charred oak barrels.

Which liquor is aged in oak barrels?

If you drink wine and spirits, odds are they’re aged in oak barrels. Bourbon, Scotch, Tennessee whiskey, cognac, and some gins spend time maturing in these barrels as part of the aging process. Many reds and some whites age in oak. It’s a part of the process that gives these beverages their character and unique flavor.