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Maturing

The oak cask is a semi-permeable membrane, allowing  spirit to evaporate away (The Angel’s Share) and surrounding air to replace it in a form of gentle micro-oxygenation. This process slowly transforms  flavour compounds, notably the aldehyde group, into more desirable elements associated with mature spirit.

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French Oak Casks	American Oak Casks	ACE

For a web cartoon on how to make casks click here

Video courtesy of Tonnellerie Billon