In the heart of America's bourbon country, something interesting is happening with those old wooden barrels that once held ...

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Whiskey has been aged in wooden barrels for centuries, imparting the spirit with its distinctive color and much of its flavor while removing harsher tones from the unaged liquor. Oak remains a go-to ...

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One might consider a wooden barrel the fifth ingredient in beer after water, malt, hops and yeast. Brewers use them to impart additional flavors into the beer. But why barrels — bourbon in particular ...

The unique taste in bourbon, Scotch, rum and other hard liquors is in the barrel, the tannins and sugars that caramelize as the white oak staves are aged, heated and charred and then formed into the ...

Four American small-batch and single-barrel bourbons took top honors at the prestigious 2025 World Whiskies Awards America, a highly respected competition in the whiskey industry. The winners and ...

There’s something about a barrel room in a winery. On the surface, it’s just a giant room filled with a bunch of identical wooden barrels stacked in rows. That alone can be an impressive sight, but ...