Appleton Out Of Stock - Tiki Drinks and Food

A AceExplorer Grand Member (8 years) Deep in the Jacksonville Flori-duh jungle. Joined: Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 2564	A AceExplorer Posted posted on Mon, Jun 27, 2016 8:18 AM On 2016-06-27 07:42, JenTiki wrote: That's actually a good price for that bottle. Most retailers have it closer to $4,500-$5,000. A 1-oz pour of it at Smuggler's Cove is $360. That's good to hear, I'll run right out at lunch and pick up a bottle! :) This 50-year left me wondering how little liquid is actually left in a barrel after 50 years. I'm guessing there's a point of diminishing returns somewhere in the barrel aging process. For example, if a 40-year barrel has 20% liquid left, does that liquid have enough "weight" to still age further and interact with the wood? Or is it just a matter of continuing to mellow out the longer it stays in the barrel? And I wonder how many bottles of 50-year they can get out of a single barrel, and how much they have to dilute it to reach their target ABV. So many questions on a Monday morning.

On 2016-06-27 07:42, JenTiki wrote:
That's actually a good price for that bottle. Most retailers have it closer to $4,500-$5,000. A 1-oz pour of it at Smuggler's Cove is $360.

That's good to hear, I'll run right out at lunch and pick up a bottle! :)

This 50-year left me wondering how little liquid is actually left in a barrel after 50 years. I'm guessing there's a point of diminishing returns somewhere in the barrel aging process. For example, if a 40-year barrel has 20% liquid left, does that liquid have enough "weight" to still age further and interact with the wood? Or is it just a matter of continuing to mellow out the longer it stays in the barrel? And I wonder how many bottles of 50-year they can get out of a single barrel, and how much they have to dilute it to reach their target ABV.

So many questions on a Monday morning.

Post #765508 by AceExplorer on Mon, Jun 27, 2016 8:18 AM