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Comparative Evaluation of Brandy de Jerez Aged in American Oak Barrels with Different Times of Use

Authors :
Manuel J. Valcárcel-Muñoz
María Guerrero-Chanivet
M. Valme García-Moreno
M. Carmen Rodríguez-Dodero
Dominico A. Guillén-Sánchez
Source :
Foods, Vol 10, Iss 2, p 288 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2021.

Abstract

Brandy de Jerez is a European Geographical Indication for grape-derived spirits aged in oak casks that have previously contained any kind of Sherry wine and, therefore, are known as Sherry Casks®. Wood compounds have a substantial influence in the quality of the brandies that are aged in the barrels. In the cellar, the barrels that have been used for many years to keep Sherry wine or other wine spirits are often used for this purpose. When wooden barrels are used for the first time, they release a large amount of compounds into the liquid contained in them. Such amount decreases over time but casks life cycle has remained unexplored until now. The present work has the aim to study the brandies obtained from the same wine spirit after two years ageing in three differently oak casks: namely new, 7 years of use (4 years containing Oloroso wine and 3 years containing wine spirits) and 32 years of use (8 years containing Oloroso wine and 24 years containing wine spirits). According to the results from our experiments, even after 32 years of use, the wood barrels still contribute to modify the organoleptic characteristics of brandy. Moreover, the brandies aged in used barrels were judged more balanced than those aged in new barrels.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23048158
Volume :
10
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Foods
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.05e00d2ca00403ca6eb143964364ef6
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/foods10020288