tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post4828959754381852559..comments2024-03-19T20:31:23.141-05:00Comments on The Chuck Cowdery Blog: What Effect Smaller Barrels?Chuck Cowderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12191121480961526039noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-85127266859582477862010-02-22T17:28:15.821-06:002010-02-22T17:28:15.821-06:00i totally agree with you, that you can not cheat m...i totally agree with you, that you can not cheat mother nature, and there is no way to speed up time.<br />i also agree with the statement, that with these smaller distillers that are making whiskies, their products are interesting but the fact remains that they are expensive.<br />warehousing also plays a part in the maturation of brown spirits with evaporation around 3-4% yearly, also the proof that the new make spirits enter the barrel is important depending on the local climate.<br />personally i don't believe that smaller barrels help but these distillers are breaking new ground.dghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16098124267725246080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-81866427251852676132010-02-17T20:51:15.281-06:002010-02-17T20:51:15.281-06:00Great perspective on a seldom-blogged subject. Th...Great perspective on a seldom-blogged subject. Thanks, Chuck!Sam Komlenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05707612609314399024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-840930092789285091.post-11811617786874172712010-02-15T13:38:24.118-06:002010-02-15T13:38:24.118-06:00Chuck,
Interesting post! Evaporation should be h...Chuck,<br /><br />Interesting post! Evaporation should be higher in a smaller barrel. A smaller barrel has a higher ratio of surface to volume. As I am sure you know, Buffalo Trace has some experimental whiskeys in small barrels. Hopefully, they will eventually release some of them.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09406667642392816349noreply@blogger.com