Barrel Aged Cocktails

stearns · 07-05-2019, 12:45 PM

Anybody try barrel aging a cocktail at home? I just got a 2L barrel and it's currently soaking, gonna use it for an old fashioned this weekend. Post up your thoughts and experiences if you've dabbled in home barrel aging!

stearns · 07-08-2019, 01:28 PM

First batch in:

1.75L Elijah Craig
5oz 2:1 Demerara Syrup
2oz Angostura Bitters

I'll check back in 4 weeks

BigAsh · 07-08-2019, 01:44 PM

sounds good Ben....always wanted to try it....looking forward to your thoughts

migger35 · 07-24-2019, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stearns

First batch in:

1.75L Elijah Craig
5oz 2:1 Demerara Syrup
2oz Angostura Bitters

I'll check back in 4 weeks

Sounds like a great mix. Looking forward to your update about the taste.

Edeustace · 08-08-2019, 03:46 PM

My wife was showing me this as she wanted me to do the same thing with Manhattans. I’m interested to know how it turns out?

stearns · 08-09-2019, 09:42 AM

First round is out of the barrel after 4 weeks, it's delicious, dangerous in that I could easily drink a few of them every night, especially since it only entails pouting over ice

Second round is in. This is where I think things will start getting interesting. I filled it with the same proportions, but instead of bourbon I used High West Double Rye. I'm leaving that in for 8 weeks, then going to drain and refill with the same Elijah Craig mix I used in the first run. I'm hoping that the wood will retain a bunch of the rye goodness and pass that long to the bourbon on the final run, that one will probably need to rest for a while in there, but I'm really looking forward to playing around with it.

I haven't done a comparison between the barrel aged and non-ba old fashioned yet, I only kept about 4 ounces of the control off to the side but I'll do that at some point and report back. For now I'm just enjoying the results

Ed - BA manhattan's are one of my favorite drinks, I almost went with them here but wanted to change it up since i've been swaying towards old fashioned lately. Hope you get a chance to try it out as well

icehog3 · 08-09-2019, 09:47 AM

Keep the info coming, Ben, very cool!

Sauer Grapes · 08-10-2019, 10:16 PM

Very cool indeed. Where did you get your barrel?

07-05-2019, 12:45 PM	#1
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,442 Trading: (50)	Barrel Aged Cocktails Anybody try barrel aging a cocktail at home? I just got a 2L barrel and it's currently soaking, gonna use it for an old fashioned this weekend. Post up your thoughts and experiences if you've dabbled in home barrel aging! __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

07-08-2019, 01:28 PM	#2
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,442 Trading: (50)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails First batch in: 1.75L Elijah Craig 5oz 2:1 Demerara Syrup 2oz Angostura Bitters I'll check back in 4 weeks __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

07-08-2019, 01:44 PM	#3
BigAsh Don't knock the Ash... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Keith Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 5,057 Trading: (46)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails sounds good Ben....always wanted to try it....looking forward to your thoughts __________________ Keith

08-08-2019, 03:46 PM	#5
Edeustace Just in from the Storm Join Date: Jul 2018 First Name: Ed Location: Cincinnati Posts: 41 Trading: (0)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails My wife was showing me this as she wanted me to do the same thing with Manhattans. I’m interested to know how it turns out?

08-09-2019, 09:42 AM	#6
stearns Dogbert Consultant Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Ben Location: Park Hill Posts: 5,442 Trading: (50)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails First round is out of the barrel after 4 weeks, it's delicious, dangerous in that I could easily drink a few of them every night, especially since it only entails pouting over ice Second round is in. This is where I think things will start getting interesting. I filled it with the same proportions, but instead of bourbon I used High West Double Rye. I'm leaving that in for 8 weeks, then going to drain and refill with the same Elijah Craig mix I used in the first run. I'm hoping that the wood will retain a bunch of the rye goodness and pass that long to the bourbon on the final run, that one will probably need to rest for a while in there, but I'm really looking forward to playing around with it. I haven't done a comparison between the barrel aged and non-ba old fashioned yet, I only kept about 4 ounces of the control off to the side but I'll do that at some point and report back. For now I'm just enjoying the results Ed - BA manhattan's are one of my favorite drinks, I almost went with them here but wanted to change it up since i've been swaying towards old fashioned lately. Hope you get a chance to try it out as well __________________ "Ignoring all the racket of conventional reality" - Keller Williams

08-09-2019, 09:47 AM	#7
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 72,288 Trading: (60)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails Keep the info coming, Ben, very cool! __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

08-10-2019, 10:16 PM	#8
Sauer Grapes Snatchin' yo people up Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 2,235 Trading: (44)	Re: Barrel Aged Cocktails Very cool indeed. Where did you get your barrel?

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