by Popcorn Jack » Sun Nov 10, 2013 7:44 pm
Aging your spirit with oak at different abv% will give you different flavors from the oak. Also different types of oaks wether there raw, toasted, or charred and over certain durations will also give different flavors and colours. without getting to complex about it higher abv will give you Vanillans from the oak and some sugars and the oposite for lower abv%.
When Jack is put in the charred barrels its at 140 proof which is 75% then its left there for 4 years. After that it is watered down to 40% and bottled.
When oaking one has to also take into fact the surface area of the oak in contact with a spirit inside a barrel and for what duration, compared to the surface area of chips to spirt/time that we would more likley use when trying to imitate a style.
PJ