As craft breweries proliferate across the country, demand grows for access to distilleries' used oak barrels as brewers make barrel-aged stouts and experiment with other creations.

When it comes to wine and whiskey – especially bourbon – the oak barrel reigns, not just as a container, but also for the magic that the wood gives to the whiskey.

The takeaway is that only about 25% of a French oak tree can be used for a barrel, while with American oak, it's at least 50%. In wine: The most tell-tale sign of American oak is the aroma or ...

A used barrel distributor, it sells rum, bourbon, wine, tequila, mezcal and much more. The business is open 8 a .m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday and Saturday morning by appointment.

This 14-Foot Canoe Is Partly Made From Used American Whiskey Oak Barrels. Most used barrels are used to age scotch, but these have found a new aquatic role. Published on July 28, 2023.

If you have visited any winery, you most likely observed that used oak barrels, strategically placed to lend atmosphere and reinforce the notion that you are at a place that ...