Oak barrel 20l Paxarette from Port wine

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

This barrel is filled with sweet varietal Port wine aged for 20 years, 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.