Cheap bourbon aging

[mjhaverkamp]

SO.......... You put a $15 dollar bottle of whiskey in a $50 dollar barrel and get out a $40 whiskey???? Guessing the barrel has diminishing returns on reuse? Still kind of a cool idea. MY thought would be putting in a well-aged whiskey to start and see what it makes.

I like to put white liquor in the barrel, possibly home made, I think you can get up to 10 uses with the barrel before it needs to be recharged or put on the shelf as decor.

[tigerscowboy]

I haven't tried it but a friend has and I remember him saying he was using old red wine barrels. I'll ask and report back.

[TexaRican]

I will GLADLY sample your BT extended version bourbon. For the fun of it. I'll bring the cigars!! The ones from the bottom shelf. Them good sticks.

[emoji1360]you aging those sticks?[emoji23]


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[Tequilazo]

Nice, where did you get the barrel?

Deep South Barrels right down the street from me makes them

[TexaRican]

SO.......... You put a $15 dollar bottle of whiskey in a $50 dollar barrel and get out a $40 whiskey???? Guessing the barrel has diminishing returns on reuse? Still kind of a cool idea. MY thought would be putting in a well-aged whiskey to start and see what it makes.

There is no economic motivation behind this for me. I started with cheap bourbon well, because I'm cheap and I don't want to waste better stuff on an experiment. If this comes out good, the next batch will be with Four Roses small batch or something on that level. I buy good stuff frequently and I just thought it would be fun to see if what comes out of this little barrel will be better.

[cwill]

My brother in law does it all the time with great results. Keep us posted!

[Dirtymike]

I have more time than money so why not?

[Hoss163]

So if surface area is a key factor in the aging process, why not sacrifice some ullage and liquid volume with old thin barrel slats introduced into your barrel. On such a small scale, you could turn around a batch on no time flat. But then you would be potentially sacrificing mellowness.

How many times can a barrel be used before it no longer provides the flavor it once was providing?

The problem I had with mine after about two years the wood inside just started coming out with the whiskey and clogged up the spout !

[SmTx]

in for results.

But what's wrong with Benchmark straight from the bottle?

Benchmark doesn't need any improvements!

[eastxhunter]

Cheap bourbon aging and pearl snap shirts!

[Bowhica]

[emoji1360]you aging those sticks?[emoji23]


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Oh yea. The really really good ones I keep in my panty drawer.

[duckmanep]

has the temptation of trying a sip hit you yet?

[TexaRican]

has the temptation of trying a sip hit you yet?

No, I'm staying on my diet and not drinking currently (not much anyway) so I have not even thought about it. Thinking I might let it go to some time in Sept.

[hpdrifter]

Just a drop of hair tonic, for aging.

From the Mr. Roberts movie, I believe.

Oh wait, that was Scotch, nevermind.

[locknload]

if it comes out to anything like Garrisons Bros, I'll bring pasteles...