Read All About Used Barrels

A wine barrel is made up of staves, which run vertically throughout the barrel, molding it into a cylinder. These are held in place by hoops or rings, usually made of galvanized steel.

Depending on the type of barrel, there are 6-8 hoops. Most wine barrels weigh 100-110 pounds.

Dimensions vary from barrel to barrel – a result of being hand crafted. The most common types of oak barrel are the Bordeaux Barrel and the Burgundy Barrel.

Oak barrels can offer numerous flavors to the liquid which includes flavors like: aromas of vanilla, clove, smoke, and coconut. These barrels allow the slow ingress of oxygen, this will help the in the process of making whiskey smoother and less astringent. And lastly, used barrels provide a suitable environment for metabolic reactions to occur, which enrich the taste of the wine and makes it creamier.

Oak and wine have had a long-standing relationship; old wine barrels are utilized somewhat like a “seasoning” to add flavor and palate to the wine. The world’s most expensive wines have enjoyed their fair share of oak influence. Whether it is French, Hungarian, American or others, used barrels leave a lasting mark on the bottled wine. Our aged barrels are used to beautifully flavor whiskey, wine, rum, beer and more. We’re proud to be part of a long tradition of American craftsmanship.

At Rocky Mountain Barrel Co., we provide barrels for 3 different purpose, namely: Whiskey Barrels, Wine Barrels and Bourbon Barrels. Let’s have a look on these different barrels.

Used Bourbon Barrels

Bourbon is an American origin Whiskey, a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn. The name derives from the French Bourbon dynasty, although the precise inspiration for the whiskey’s name is unsettled; contenders include Bourbon County in Kentucky and Bourbon Street in New Orleans The Bourbon barrel is made from Quercus alba or white oak, commonly known as American oak. It is accepted practice to use trees that are over 90 years old. The cellular structure contains bubble-like cell structures – the tyloses – that bulge into the cavities of the xylem, the tube of moisture-conducting cells, blocking water movement. These tyloses make the wood particularly watertight, even with thinner staves, and perfect for mechanized barrel-making. The dominance of hand coopered European oak casks lasted until the beginning of the twentieth century before the United States took over with machine-produced casks on a scale never before seen. Bourbon distillers deliberately sought very dark colors, high levels of vanilla and caramel flavors that maize-distilled spirit draws out from heavily charred, newly felled, white oak barrels.

Used Whiskey Barrels

The process of making a whiskey barrel usually begins with a stock of American white oak. This is the most commonly used wood for whiskey barrels, largely due to how leak-resistant it is and the flavors it imparts into spirits. Most whiskey barrels are made in the US, where white oak grows.

And the main contribution of the aging process comes from the quality of the whiskey barrels. Also storage of barrels plays an important role in the quality outcome.

When an alcohol is stored and put into the whiskey barrels, it will be tasteless and without any specific qualities of the whiskey in terms of taste and color. But after the desired time of storage, the alcohol adopts the color and taste of the wood and shall transform into the dark molten liquid which we generally see when we buy and enjoy in a bottle of whiskey. Used whiskey barrels and the interaction between the oak and whiskey is one of the most interesting components of the whiskey production process.

Used Wine Barrels

Rocky Mountain Barrel Company Sells used wine and spirit barrels to producers of coffee, tobacco, and spirits for use in aging the products, and also sells sinks, dog beds, and other furniture made out of used barrels.

For premium wines, an element of oak is desired to enhance the flavoring of the wine. This is why quality oak barrels play an important role. We at Rocky Mountain Barrel Company offer you best wine barrels. The oak wine barrel is easily recognized all over the world since 18th century. These barrels are as important as the fruits for the wine.

The wholesale wine barrels contain aromas. These are made up of white oak. Initially they were used to store wine but later it was also realized the aromatic feature the barrels provided. They have with them tremendous strength and utility. It offers subtle flavors of vanilla, coconut, smoke, spice etc.

Barrels are not just for aging spirits or beer. There are so many diverse ways our used wine barrels can be put to use in your home or business. With hundreds of customers coming from around the world, here are some of the coolest ways our barrels have been transformed. Past customers have transformed our barrels into everything from patio furniture to meat smokers to wine racks.

Rocky Mountain Barrel Company offers the greatest used barrels and the best service to the customers. To order or inquire about the estimates and costing, please go through the below details:

You may purchase online on our website, or via phone or email. Phone in orders with Credit Card to 720-484-6685. So, call us now or drop us an inquiry on our website and our customer service executive will contact you. Get the best quality Used Whiskey Barrels at an affordable price!