But not just any barrel — a foudre. A foudre is a massive wooden vat that impacts and preserves the overall taste of the wine. Making a foudre starts with French oak, a tightly grained wood that ...

It was then finished in new French fine-grain oak barrels that underwent a very specific toasting and charring procedure, the exact details of which are not revealed. Finally, the whiskey was ...

French oak is relatively delicate, without imparting too much flavor. For lighter wines, this is preferred. In fact, it’s ...

The traditional wood for wine barrels, which supplies vanilla, cedar and sometimes butterscotch flavors. Used for red and white wines. Much more expensive than American oak, new French oak barrels can ...

First the whiskey was aged in new toasted and charred barrels for an undisclosed amount of time (there is no age statement). Then the bourbon is put into new French oak barrels that were toasted ...

This unique expression is made up of a blend of whiskies that were all matured for at least twenty-one years and finished ...

That blend is then finished in different types of barrels, ranging from Japanese mizunara to sherry butts to the specially toasted French oak casks in question. Double Double 21 Year Old Stone ...

The barrels are unique to Isle of Harris Distillery and have never before been used to mature Scotch malt whisky. The result ...

Michter’s Releases a New Bourbon That Experiments With French Oak Maturation Like Michter’s standard US*1 rye, the Barrel Strength edition enters the barrel at a comparatively low 103 proof ...