noonnoonz t1_iujp0ee wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:02 PM

Reply to comment by OrneryGringo in Eli5: how is it possible that a wooden barrel, which is used for aging alcohol, does not rot away. by OrneryGringo

For more distraction: Appleton Estates use American Oak Bourbon barrels to age their rum. They have ~6000 aging at the factory and double that in their Kingston warehouse, iirc.

Mirabolis t1_iujraan wrote on October 31, 2022 at 9:18 PM

I tried a red wine (Cabernet, I think) that was aged in bourbon barrels a little while ago (nothing fancy, it was from Costco) that was really quite good. Per my usual, I forgot to write down what the name was, so I will likely never find it again. :)