PeteB Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Does anyone have experience with buying small oak barrels. 2 to 5 liter. 1,000 Oaks have good ones but they are a bit expensive by the time they are shipped to Australia. I purchased quite a few last year from a maker in Mexico. Price, timing, and freight were all very good but graphics not so good and some leaked, but overall good value. I would like to buy more and am hoping for some discussion on value for money. Thanks Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedgeBird Posted September 10, 2016 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Hey PeteB, http://www.barrelsonline.com/ Is this the place you used from Mexico last year? I purchased some from here before and they seemed pretty good but like you said the graphics are poor. We stopped stocking/selling these here at my distillery as they are so finicky / so many folks would not follow the instructions and end up losing most of the liquor they put in. So many returns, questions, issues I just figured we could find some better merchandise to sell than the mini barrels. No one has ever asked to return a t-shirt because it was leaking or they failed to follow the instructions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldenjellyfish Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Gibbs Bros. Cooperage makes decent barrels from 1 gallon and up. I haven't found a Mexican mini barrel cooperage that can get the char right on their barrels. What they call a char is usually more of a toast. Not sure if that is important to you. Stay Thirsty, GJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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