Natural oak chips for flavouring spirits (whisky, white wine), 50 g

Oak wood shavings - fine pieces of wood that provide liquor with oak aroma when added to it. The best varieties of wines or whisky are those aged in oak wood barrels for a long time. When preparing homemade liquor you can obtain a similar flavouring effect in a much quicker and less expensive way by using oak wood shavings.

• ​For white wine or whisky - the natural oak wood shavings will perfectly enrich the aroma of homemade white wines and distillates.
• Provide aroma and flavour - the addition of wood shavings enriches the alcohol with valuable tannins, oak aroma and almond aroma. It also underlines the freshness and fruity character of liquor.
• Provide a bright amber colour - natural untoasted oak wood shavings colour the liquor bright amber.
• Natural origin - the shavings are made from a French oak variety - Robur.
• Easy and quick to use - the oak wood shavings can be added directly to the liquor, either at the stage or fermentation or to finished liquor, and then left in for 3-6 weeks.

Oak wood shavings are a perfect substitute for oak wood barrels used for aging many types of liquor, which are expensive and difficult to handle. Thanks to them you can obtain desirable aromas and oak wood notes in your liquor in a straightforward manner. You can enrich them with an almond aroma. Additionally, the liquor will gain a beautiful bright amber colour. And all of this within just a few weeks.

Natural, untoasted oak wood shavings enrich the homemade wines and distillates with even more tannins than their toasted counterparts.

In wines and infusion liqueurs the addition of oak wood shavings underlines the freshness and fruity character of liquor. The oak wood shavings presented will also be useful when preparing homemade cognac, bourbon and brandy.

The oak wood shavings for liquor flavouring sold at our store originate from the best quality French oak variety - Robur.

Characteristics:

Raw material: French oak variety - Robur

Type: untoasted

Aroma: almonds

Dosage: 1-3 g/1 L

How to use:

Add the oak wood shavings to the liquor of choice in a dose of 1-3 g per 1 L of alcohol for a period of 3-6 weeks. It is worth to choose the specific time of contact between the shavings and the liquor individually, on the basis of tasting.

Once you consider the degree of concentration of aroma in liquor appropriate, remove the wood shavings from it and enjoy its flavour.

You can also pour 70% alcohol over the oak wood shavings and leave them for a few days of extraction. Then you can dose the resulting essence to the liquor of choice according to your preferences.

Net weight: 50 g

CAUTION!

Every country has its own legal regulations governing the manufacturing of ethyl alcohol, wine products, and spirits, introducing them onto the market, and regarding sanctions for non-compliance.