These barrels must also be made of charred oak, which imparts distinctive characteristics informing the inimitable flavor, aroma, and earthy amber coloration of the American spirit. But what's to ...

It involves using American oak, blackened and heavily charred to make bourbon and whiskey in first use. In second use with wine, the barrels deliver caramel, burnt sugar, dried herbs, coffee ...

Angel’s Envy is releasing a new addition to its Signature Series, Angel’s Envy Triple Oak, the first ... whiskey inside the barrels additional surface exposure to charred barrel staves to ...

The point of this secondary maturation is to add new layers of flavor that differ from putting whiskey into a second charred ...

Distilled from a custom blend of malted barley and aged for more than three years in charred oak barrels, it’s available now in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, and Washington D.C. Dogfish Head shared ...

What we call Halloween aligns with what Mexicans call Dia de Muertos—Day of the Dead—which is more about paying homage to ancestors than trick or treating, although children are given gifts of toys ...

Once considered a novelty, straight malt whiskey has gained popularity in recent years. The 18th Edition of Parker’s Heritage ...

After distillation, would-be bourbon is poured into new charred oak barrels and put into cellars to age. Over time, the wood ...

What's in a wine barrel? Columnist Gus Clemens explores how wood, other factors impact quality, taste and more.