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I wasn't able to find a source in a quick search, but I wonder if (traditionally) the charring of the barrel is also done with peat.
by 33W 9y ago
I wasn't able to find a source in a quick search, but I wonder if (traditionally) the charring of the barrel is also done with peat.
- TylerE 9y agoNo, it isn't. Scotch whisky can only be aged in barrels that have already been used to age liquor. Conveniently, bourbon must be aged in NEW barrels, so used bourbon barrels are the primary source used for scotch. So, the barrels are sourced for the US and thus not charred with peat. Other barrels used for scotch are typically fortified wine products, like sherry or port. Occasionally limited releases will be aged in things like ex-rum or ex-brandy casks.