cowdery Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 At least at Talisker, they will only put grain whisky in the first refill. Malt whisky doesn't go in until the second refill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneCubeOnly Posted June 17, 2003 Author Share Posted June 17, 2003 Speaking of barrel chemistry--do distilleries always keep the bung upward throughout the entire aging process? I would think that after the angels take their ~3% share each year, after a long while much of the barrel still has 'goodies' that aren't in contact with the whiskey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackkeno Posted June 17, 2003 Share Posted June 17, 2003 That wouldn't surprise me at all. On the other hand The Macallan Gran Reserva is (almost?) all second fill (first re-fill) sherry casks. 'course what can you say about someone who would take pride in avoiding bourbon casks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowdery Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Bettye Jo probably knows for sure, but I think the bung has to stay between two o'clock and ten o'clock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyc Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Is that the time of day that the most evaporation occurs and they need the bungs in then? For what it's worth I got a thing from Small Batch KBC and they are including and making a small fuss over the amount of Sunlight that filters into the rackhouse and over the sleeping barrels. I don't remember that topic being discussed here , Anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrel_Proof Posted June 18, 2003 Share Posted June 18, 2003 Although Chuck's clock references concern the position of the bung relative to the horizon--as in 12 o'clock being perfectly centered on top of the barrel when resting in the rack--the sunlight issue is a big deal at BT and perhaps at other distilleries, too. The Buffalo Trace/Van Winkle barrel chosen by Tim Stannard for his Woodside Partners' Reserve was a "window sitter." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boone Posted July 3, 2003 Share Posted July 3, 2003 As usual you are right... The bung has to be between 10 and 2...If it ain't...somebody has ta get their crow bar out and make it be there... I remember being trained how to "roll barrels" for the barrel rolling contest...Our Chief barrel roller on the men's team is, Billy Barnett...Let me tell ya...Ya, don't want the man to ever, ever, hafta hit ya...I knocked the barrel off the track...He picked it up with his bare hand and put it back on track...Good Grief...I stood there with my mouth hanging open...Those barrels weigh 500 pounds each... Hmmmmmm...Now that's a strong man ...and he does not roll barrels for a living...He drives our "Evan Williams" trucks for Parker.... Bettye Jo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veevee Posted February 13, 2004 Share Posted February 13, 2004 Soooo, what happened to this barrel? Should we assume it went out of the country? Or became a one-off bottling selling in, I don't know, the west coast or Texas or something? Christopher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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