In all the time that humans have been distilling spirits, throughout all the research and experimentation and innovation, one aspect of production remains the same: the maturation of spirits in oak barrels. Here’s why.
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Sure, barrels were used to keep things in for a long time, from one harvest to another, say. But the idea that the character of the liquid inside happened to change — in a way that people found pleasing — is really a secondary, happy happenstance.