Updating old posts. You know this is still relevant.
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Oh, the embarrassment. Latest email had a broken link in it. And I have only myself to blame.
@gtwilson Exactly. And will they even be allowed to call it bourbon? I mean, they do, but is that kosher?
@gtwilson Thanks. Sounds interesting and maybe OK.
I think the primary objection -- without knowing anything more -- is that maturing in wood is such an inherently complex and unpredictable process that to attempt to speed it up by the use of specific chemicals may miss some of the subtleties. Whether anyone can tell, or cares, is another matter entirely.
@gtwilson The puzzling aspect of bourbon, which I have been unable to track to a decent account, is the insistence that it be matured in new oak barrels. Always said to be a canny bit of lobbying by the coopers' union, and one that benefits all kinds of drinks makers, but was it, really?
@gtwilson Are you a whisky drinker? Or a fan of unintended consequences? 1
They're not mutually exclusive, of course.
