Trevor Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 I was watching a video on how they make whiskey at the George Washington's Distillery and it sounds like they don't char the barrels. Does charring effect the aging of the whiskey and coloring? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDH Posted September 11, 2016 Share Posted September 11, 2016 Yes. The char level will add increasing levels of caramel and vanilla, and the porous nature of the charcoal will absorb some degree of flavor. It also produces some acids that will react with the spirit over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silk City Distillers Posted September 12, 2016 Share Posted September 12, 2016 I believe what he was saying was, in Washington's day, they didn't char the barrels. Probably not the case today, because with "Straight Rye Whiskey" on the label, it's going to be aged in charred barrels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HedgeBird Posted September 13, 2016 Share Posted September 13, 2016 I would like to try a two+ year old whiskey that has been aged in non-charred barrels.. Oddly we received one barrel from our barrel maker that somehow failed to get charred. We noticed it while filling the barrel. I ended up passing this barrel to a cider maker friend but now I wish I had just filled it to see what it was like after a year or so... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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