WHISKEY HISTORY
THE LEGEND OF THE CHARRED BARREL By: Greg Sinadinos
Charring a barrel before you store and age whiskey is absolutely crucial to the depth and complexity of the flavor profiles we've come to associate with it. However, it's a practice that, for all the catalogued history we have on the creation of whiskey, has no true known origin. Depending on who you ask, there are a myriad of different legends that attribute the use of charred barrels to a number of different people and/or events. We thought we would share some of these stories with you all to enjoy. ELIJAH CRAIG He was a well-known Baptist preacher in the late 1800s. He was also a well known Entrepreneur. He had a farm where he distilled spirits. The story goes that it caught fire one fateful night, and he was able to save some of the whiskey and open barrels. He still used the charred barrels to send whiskey down the river to his customers, and what came out was a totally new product full of additional flavors and color that spurred the use of charred barrels.
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