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Create Your Own Liquor With A Whiskey Barrel Kit
Although bootlegging, or rum running, was a dangerous and serious business in the early part of the 20th century, there is a certain romanticism associated...
Are You Looking For An Age Your Own Whiskey Kit?
When most people are looking for a good bottle of whiskey, they head to their local liquor store and purchase the highest quality bottle that...
Crown Royal Whiskey Review
Of all the whiskey brands on the planet, Crown Royal Whisky is one of the most loved and best selling. Those who indulge in it...
White Oak Barrels for Aging Liquor
Red Head Oak Barrels offers premium quality American white oak barrels for aging your favorite liquor. Our barrels are made using a medium char as...
Whiskey Barrels
Whiskey is known for having bold and complex flavors with variable amounts of vanilla and floral hints. Whiskey is made from creating a mash out...
What is Tequila Made From?
Tequila is a made from the blue agave plant native to the highland region of the Mexican state Jalisco. The blue volcanic soil in this...
Small Oak Barrels
Do small oak barrels age liquor faster than larger ones? The folks at Red Head Oak Barrels say yes, they do! And significantly so. This...
What is Rum Made From?
Rum is an alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane or its byproducts such as the sugarcane juice or molasses. Rum is distilled and then aged in...
Curing, Cleaning, and Storing Your Small Oak Barrel
Red Head Oak Barrels offers quality American made oak barrels for aging all your own spirits, wines, sauces and more. However, before you can use...
Charred Oak Barrels
Charring is a very quick complex reaction between wood and heat. The char on the wood removes some of the undesirable flavors, such as the...
American Oak Barrels
Liquor aging barrels can be made from oak grown all over the world but most of them are made from oak grown in France or...
Common Bartender Terms Defined
Age - The length of time the alcohol was stored in a barrel. Chaser (Back) – A drink that follows a shot. Ex: Tequila with...
Aging Liquor in Oak Barrels
For hundreds of years people have been aging liquor in various ways. While there are a number of ways to go about this, oak barrels...
What’s The Difference Between Straight Bourbon, Blended Bourbon and Sour Mash Bourbon?
[social_warfare]Kentucky Bourbon Whiskey: What's the Difference Between Straight Bourbon, Blended Bourbon and Sour Mash Bourbon There are federal laws regarding the definition of bourbon....
