Barrels and Oak

Home Distilling Barrels and Oak

As a home distiller, you will find that some spirits greatly improve with contact to oak. Whether you are making a whiskey, dark rum or Bourbon whiskey, oak contact will take your spirit to the next level. Here at the Grape and Granary, we like to use both charred barrels for aging and charred oak spirals. We have found both to add lots of flavor and complexity with added notes of vanilla, caramel and toast.

The ideal proof of the spirit should be betweeen 120-130 proof when the oak is added or the spirit is barreled. Feel free to experiment with various kinds of oak products. Experimentation is part of the joy of home distillation.

Contact us if you have any questions regarding oak products for home distillation.