All oak is not created equal. Here’s why the type of barrel used to age your wine matters and how it impacts what's in your ...

Historically, white oak trees have flourished in North American forests, typically up and down the eastern half of the continent. Oaks are trees that benefit from disturbance in the forest; they’re ...

There are some 600 species of oak trees. They are divided into two main groups: red oaks and white oaks. In North America alone there are about 90 native species. American white oak (Quercus alba ...

Single malt Scotch whisky distillery Glengoyne is known for high-quality, award-winning expressions. Recently, it announced ...

JUST THROUGH BREEDING. A CONSERVATION GROUP CALLED THE WHITE OAK INITIATIVE SAYS THE AMERICAN WHITE OAK POPULATION WILL BEGIN TO DECLINE SIGNIFICANTLY WITHIN THE NEXT 10 TO 15 YEARS. IF THERE ISN ...

Suffice to say, we mainly encounter a single species of American white oak (Quercus Alba) in the whiskey industry, although bourbon geeks with more experience will be familiar with at least a few ...

The point of the Abraham Bowman Oak Series is to highlight the effects that different types of wood have on a whiskey’s flavor. “We know American white oak as today’s trusted wood for aging ...

From Tronçais to Vosges, this bourbon’s finishing process draws on some of France’s most prized oak forests. Tony Sachs has written for numerous publications about spirits and the people who ...

Probably the most well-known cristalino, Don Julio 70 is distilled twice and aged for 18 months in American white oak barrels. It stands out for its notes of vanilla laced with caramel and ...