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On 9/29/2020 at 12:15 AM, JustAndy said:

I can't imagine using these, why not just use a normal 55 gal drum with some staves if that was your goal? 

Shipping, transportation, currency exchange, VAT, dirty and clearance Costs typically add 100% to the price of what we receive here in Fiji.  So a $200 barrel quickly becomes a $400 barrel.   Wood adjuncts are much more  compact and cost effective and we can modify here if needed or we can use native woods. 

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As the saying goes - oaking isn't aging. Without breathing you miss that part of it. That being said if you're doing a short aging on the spirit anyhow it probably won't make much of a difference anyhow.

For price the 59g Titan Barrel (basically the same thing) is $1000 for the barrel and $400 for the replacement staves.  https://www.titanbarrels.com/

The Squarrel (you can search for previous post on this) is $760 for a 10g version and $90 for replacement staves. They have bigger version but they don't list the price. https://www.mtka-bec.com/search?searchterm=squarrel

At least with the Squarrel you're getting better storage density. Too bad they didn't make it more easily forkable for a pallet jack or forklift.

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6 hours ago, FijiSpirits said:

Shipping, transportation, currency exchange, VAT, dirty and clearance Costs typically add 100% to the price of what we receive here in Fiji.  So a $200 barrel quickly becomes a $400 barrel.   Wood adjuncts are much more  compact and cost effective and we can modify here if needed or we can use native woods. 

I understood, I was saying to just use a regular stainless steel drum as Black Creek did rather than some weird proprietary barrel that's more expensive (and will probably leak, and will probably not be made in 5 years). If you are concerned about it breathing, just open the drum and stir it once in a while. 

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8 hours ago, Foreshot said:

As the saying goes - oaking isn't aging. Without breathing you miss that part of it. That being said if you're doing a short aging on the spirit anyhow it probably won't make much of a difference anyhow.

For price the 59g Titan Barrel (basically the same thing) is $1000 for the barrel and $400 for the replacement staves.  https://www.titanbarrels.com/

The Squarrel (you can search for previous post on this) is $760 for a 10g version and $90 for replacement staves. They have bigger version but they don't list the price. https://www.mtka-bec.com/search?searchterm=squarrel

At least with the Squarrel you're getting better storage density. Too bad they didn't make it more easily forkable for a pallet jack or forklift.

I kinda like the idea of the squarrel. Further I can order in some decent oak as raw materials and build the heads and stave using my shop or other local craftsmen which would save us a ton assuming it can be done properly. Plus it’s better for our local Businesses.  A few hundred USD goes a long way for lead carpenters making less than $4/hr

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