What type of OAK???

**KiltedKnight** · 25th April 07, 08:48 PM

Originally Posted by ccga3359

Interesting thought. Is it even legal to set up one's own distillery?

In the states you can legally make your own moonshine from your own still if you want to as long as you pay the tax on what you sell from it. The problem that the moonshiners had with the G-Men was that they didn't give Uncle Sugar his cut.

**PiobBear** · 26th April 07, 04:50 AM

The oak casks used to mature Scotch whisky have been used previously for maturing Bourbon (mainly) or other spirits, such as sherry or wine.

Balvenie Doublewood is aged 12 years; first in a whisky cask, then in a sherry cask; lovely stuff!

**Pour1Malt** · 26th April 07, 05:08 AM

ai answered this in the pub...

where it shuid bae answered...

**shawhighlander** · 26th April 07, 09:13 AM

Originally Posted by Pour1Malt

ai answered this in the pub...

where it shuid bae answered...

You did not answer my query fast enough in the pub, so I got what I needed here. If you read the initial question, I am only referring to the type of wood, for reasons of it possibly causing my 2 month battle with severe allergies.

**Pour1Malt** · 26th April 07, 09:53 AM

aye...

ai read it...

an answered wi' the wood types...

ai'm jus tryin' tae send maire folks tae the pub...

**Moosedog** · 26th April 07, 10:38 AM

I was kinda looking forward to the "Do It Yourself" project, Phil (laughing.) The skill and inventiveness of this group never ceases to amaze me.

Moosedog