"Erroll Ozgencil" > wrote in message
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>I think about distilling now and again, but I never get serious about
> it - it's illegal here in the Land Of The Free. But I got to thinking
> that while distilling might be interesting and fun in and of itself,
> it's only one step in making spirits. Once you've done your distilling,
> my understanding is that you've got something like high proof vodka and
> that if you wanted to make whiskey out of it, you'd put it in a charred
> oak barrel and come back in a few years.
>
> So maybe there's an interesting, fun, and legal way to make whiskey or
> other spirits at home. Suppose I put some medium or heavy toast oak
> chips in a gallon jug, filled it with vodka, stoppered it with a rubber
> bung, and put it in a dark corner of the basement. Would that turn into
> whiskey in a year or twelve? Would it be any good?
>
> Erroll

Well, I don't know if I would call it "Whiskey" but you will definately have
an oak flavoured vodka. I have done it before and it is not all that bad.