Barrel Opening…much like Ft Knox…
It took about an hour to get the first barrel disassembled. There’s a lot of pressure on them there barrel staves. Our friend Brian, who is a home brewer, took the bourbon smoked charcoal left in the barrel to use in his next batch. Can’t wait to sample that. The whole garage smells like a distillery. Quite lovely, actually. But it’s a messy business. Bourbon soaked charcoal everywhere. And of course our dog, Coda, wanted to be right in the middle of everything.