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Why Scotland And Ireland Use Old Whiskey Barrels
By Richard Thomas When it comes to whiskey and wood, the world has three basic models. The American model relies…
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Bourbon Whiskey
Types Of Barrels
By Richard Thomas Only a few years ago, a controversy raged in American whiskey circles about the use of small…
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Bourbon Whiskey
How American Barrels Came To Rule World Whiskey
Why Bourbon Barrels Dominate Not Just American Whiskey, But Irish, Scotch And Japanese Too By Richard Thomas When it comes…
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Bourbon Whiskey
How The Wood Makes Whiskey Good
Exploring The Types Of Whiskey Oak By Richard Thomas Whenever the subject of why a given whiskey tastes the way…
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Irish Oak Coming Back To Irish Whiskey
By Richard Thomas Heretofore, whenever the subject of “new oak” comes up in reference to European whiskey-making, the wood in…
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