Whisky

[Aicchalmers]

The leftover whisky barrel bottoms!

[Mull]

The leftover whisky barrel bottoms!

 

 

That clears that up then👍

[daveatdave]

a few years ago I went round a distillery and one of the things they showed us was a 100 year old barrel of whisky but it was only half full due to evaporation when I asked how they got the alcohol levels back up he gave me a load of waffle and did not answer the question

[Aicchalmers]

Think it goes into the barrel at like 70% but this stuff didn't really taste any stronger than regular whisky

[Mull]

a few years ago I went round a distillery and one of the things they showed us was a 100 year old barrel of whisky but it was only half full due to evaporation when I asked how they got the alcohol levels back up he gave me a load of waffle and did not answer the question

 

 

Why had the level of alcohol dropped?

The evaporation is the Angels share!

[Wood wasp]

Cask loses approx 1% ABV and 2% volume per year, does vary though.

 

Barrels are emptied 100%, the liquid left in scrap barrels is whisky that's been absorbed by the wood and then leaches back out over time, also water which gets into empty barrels lying around

 

If ABV drops below 40% in cask then that's a major cockup but can be brought up back up by marrying in younger cask (higher ABV) when they bottle it.

 

Edit: these days most distilleries fill at something like 64%, they fill at same ABV to make it easier for trading casks for blending

Edited January 30, 2015 by Wood wasp

[Wood wasp]

Getting near whisky season again.. dark here at half eight

[shavey]

Getting near whisky season again.. dark here at half eight

 

i was only thinking the same last night

 

i hope this thread stays safe ha ha

[silky fox]

I,ve been enjoying a tot or two of the Japanese hibiki

over the last couple of weeks

[Wood wasp]

Japanese whisky is good, think people are starting to broaden horizons from Scotch