Samba American Oak Chunks

[oddian]

Hi everyone,

I've recently come across these: https://www.bunnings.com.au/samba-2kg-o ... s_p0288895

They look like american oak chunks, decent size that I could cut down, toast and char and use for aging. Does anyone have an opinion on if they could be used for aging whiskey or perhaps done so themselves?

I figure if they are good for smoking they would probably be good for aging whiskey, Ic oudl just buy some and try it on a small batch of rum to compare it to real american oak but if someone else has an opinion it'd be helpful and potentially save me some money.

Cheers

[The Stig]

People have been using them for years but most gave up on them when we started with dominoes .
They are raw oak and will need toasting and charring and sizing

[oddian]

Ahh fantastic th ank you very much Stig.

[Wellsy]

Hello Obian I discovered the hard way the perils of not knowing about end grain.
I have about 10kg of old oak from barrels, sanded back and ready to toast and it has been like that for 2 years lol. I keep going back to 5 star dominoes because i know they work and work well. I just cant bring myself to wait 2 years to see if an experiment worked or not so keep ordering them as I need. I also know the dominoes can be re used but for the unknown factor and the miniscule cost of the dominoes I keep going back to them.

[wombat]

Gday Oddian -

Dont waste ya time and money - just go with 5 star dominoes - either ones -
have been using for years - they just work-

wombat

[bluc]

Hey stig are there any dominoes of wood available besides oak?
Apple pear cherry to name a few?

[The Stig]

No sorry