And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
This is usually done by one man, and one barrel at a time, because of the skill required. It is a major step in the process, and will have a significant impact on the taste. The bourbon will sit ("age") for many years, so it has to be done right.
My uncle had a kitchen table & chairs made from whiskey barrels, black leather with glass top. The ugliest thing you've ever seen. Smelled like a house fire & whiskey.
Fire in the hole!
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DeleteTreating barrels that will be used to age whiskey. My guess would be bourbon in Kentucky.
ReplyDeleteThis is usually done by one man, and one barrel at a time, because of the skill required. It is a major step in the process, and will have a significant impact on the taste. The bourbon will sit ("age") for many years, so it has to be done right.
ReplyDeleteMy uncle had a kitchen table & chairs made from whiskey barrels, black leather with glass top. The ugliest thing you've ever seen. Smelled like a house fire & whiskey.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a winemaker getting ready to make Fume Blanc.
ReplyDeleteSome varieties of white wine in French oak. Some varieties of red wine in American oak. Also for bourbon as already mentioned.
ReplyDeleteI see John gets it.
My girl friend way back when introduced me to wine. I took it up a step, I got hired on at a winery. On occasion we charred new oak barrels.
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