Has anyone barrel aged their Rum, other spirits? - Tiki Drinks and Food

S stormrider Tiki Centralite Ft Misery, Fl Joined: Jul 02, 2013 Posts: 72	S stormrider Posted posted on Wed, Oct 9, 2013 10:40 AM I am going to try this shortly with cheap white rum as an experiment. As I understand it the smaller the barrel the faster the aging process. Also you will loose volume to the barrel and atmosphere. If you want to add the oak essence you can go to wine making supply websites and find coils of charred oak for cheap money. These will only give the oak flavor and some color to the liquor it wont really smooth it out like barrel aging will. I have tried to find a formula for aging equivalents in small vs large barrels but I assume there is a lot more variables than just time and size. Storm

I am going to try this shortly with cheap white rum as an experiment. As I understand it the smaller the barrel the faster the aging process. Also you will loose volume to the barrel and atmosphere. If you want to add the oak essence you can go to wine making supply websites and find coils of charred oak for cheap money. These will only give the oak flavor and some color to the liquor it wont really smooth it out like barrel aging will. I have tried to find a formula for aging equivalents in small vs large barrels but I assume there is a lot more variables than just time and size.

Storm

Post #695855 by stormrider on Wed, Oct 9, 2013 10:40 AM