Oak cask 20l Paxarette from Jerez

Professional oak barrel with a capacity of 20 liters, for aging young spirits of whiskey, chacha, cognac, Calvados, bourbon, fruit distillates.

Paxarette is a concentrate of boiled grape must from the Sancocho and Arrope varieties, reduced in volume to approximately 30% of its original volume. The two varieties are then mixed and fermented. This “wine” is then bottled and partially aged in sherry casks.

This sherry concentrate has an alcohol content of 19 vol.%.

Until 1989, it was common to finish whiskey with Paxarette, which achieved intense color and a wonderful variety of aromas after prune, port and other intense flavors.

After 1990, the Scotch Whiskey Association banned any additives in whiskey other than sugar and water, and this is also reflected in the European Alcohol Regulations.

This barrel is filled with concentrated sherry wine using the traditional Scottish Paxarette technology. The pores of the wood have been deeply impregnated with wine under high pressure.

The production of a barrel begins with the selection of wood. Oaks for barrels are purchased from forests in Transcarpathia and Bukovina. Medium roasted barrel. Gives the spirit aged in a barrel light aromas of vanilla, toasted bread crust or lightly roasted coffee.

Barrel staves are made by splitting logs - this is the only way to keep intact the long fibers of oak, which guarantee the seal of the barrel.

The resulting stave is kept in the fresh air for several years.

Sun and rain are good for the barrel.
The stave dries naturally and becomes especially strong.

The density of oak annual rings is important.
Oak with sparse annual rings, which grows on rich soils, slowly
and for a long time gives its taste to drinks, and each year of aging enriches their aroma.

The barrel comes with a wood moisture content of approximately 12.5%.

Does not require lengthy preparation for pouring aromatic distillates.

It has nothing to do with the souvenir products widely represented on the Ukrainian market.