Ik ben het nog niet tegengekomen op het forum ( mocht dit al ergens staan haal het er maar weer af hoor moderators)
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- Type of cask where the malt or grain whisky is aged.
- Are made by hand from oak wood (Quercus gender).
- Barrels of oak ("Aik", in Scottish Gaelic) are sourced principally from North America, American white oak (ex-Bourbon cask) and, European oak (ex-sherry cask), principally from Jerez, Spain.
- There are near of 18 million barrels in use in the Scotch Whisky industry.
The principal sizes are:
* Butt (500 litres)
* Hogshead (250 to 300 litres)
* American Standard Barrel (175 to 195 litres)
* Quarter (130 to 160 litres)
* Octave (45 to 65 litres)
Cask, in oak wood, between 175 and 195 liters. Barrel "22", Blended Scotch Whisky





