Buying a full cask?

[BarItemsPlus1]

I am wondering if it is possible to buy a cask of bourbon and who from?
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[bobbyc]

Unless you have a license of some sort you cannot buy a full intact barrel and have it delivered that way. If it's the whiskey you are after then almost anyone in the business will let you pick a barrel and they will bottle as their brand and you can buy all that the one barrel makes. It has and is being done by folks on this forum. Buffalo Trace, VanWinkle,BF and HH are ready to do it at the drop of your money. Maybe after a jump thru a couple hoops, Beam, Barton and the rest are probably there too. Wild Turkey would be an interesting place to do it as well.

[kbuzbee]

Wild Turkey would be an interesting place to do it as well.

Yes it would. I'd be interested if anyone heads down this road.

As to a license. My understanding is you can't buy a barrel. Federal law requires bottling in no more than 1.75L bottles. Maybe if you're a distiller/bottler you can buy a barrel (but I didn't think that was what you meant????)

The discussion has gone to - 'Yes, but you can buy an empty barrel (new or used) and all the Bourbon in a barrel and rebarrel it yourself.' There are now a couple threads on this.

Ken

[bobbyc]

Maybe if you're a distiller/bottler you can buy a barrel (but I didn't think that was what you meant????)

That is exactly what I meant.

[pepcycle]

I know a guy who uses bourbon to marinate fish and he has a barrel of Pot Still WR in the barrel at his store. Required licensing and inspection by ATF and he has to account for every drop in a log.
Apparently though, its exempt from taxes because its not consumed. Can that be right?

[TNbourbon]

...Apparently though, its exempt from taxes because its not consumed. Can that be right?

Only if the fish are dead when they're put in the barrel, Ed. (Or were you asking about the taxes? )

[gr8erdane]

And if the marinade didn't pickle the fish it sure would get em pickled.....

[BarItemsPlus1]

Cheers Bobby...I had actually read sometime ago that Beam would bottle a cask, but I had no idea the others where the same. Thanks for that.
Oh and yes I am just after the whisky
Cheers Bobby

[BarItemsPlus1]

Wild Turkey would be an interesting place to do it as well.

Yes it would. I'd be interested if anyone heads down this road.

I'M INTERESTED
Does Wild Turkey do this, can you put me onto the right contact?
Regarding a liquor license, I will soon have one of these soon but not a bottling license or anything as such.
I may/will look into importing the casks next year.
Ken can you advise me on who I can purchase an empty cask from...I have read the posts on refilling the casks but I don't think my wallet can handle that method. I have just ordered in for myself(I retail them) 2 x 2L American Oak wooden barrels of which I plan on filling with both scotch and bourbon - one for each so I looking forward to that experiment/experience.
Thanks very much Ken for the info, been a big help!
Cheers mate...
Oh by the way I'm heading over that way in April, might catch up for a sip
Regards,
Troy.

[BarItemsPlus1]

...Apparently though, its exempt from taxes because its not consumed. Can that be right?

Only if the fish are dead when they're put in the barrel, Ed.

hahaha
Sorry Ed, that was a good one Tim