Time and Oak May Change the Way You Enjoy Your Whiskey

By Adam Rains

Time & Oak

time-and-oak-post1The makers of Time & Oak have created a way to customize the flavor of your favorite whiskey and improve the quality in 24hrs. After a year of development, 6 patents filed, hundreds of samples tested, 3 ovens destroyed and a couple nights they don’t really remember, you can now get 3 years of aging ‘effects’ (time travel not included) in just 24 hours, and have complete control over the flavor.

time-and-oak-post2The goal for barrel-aged whiskey is to filter in and out of the wood to remove toxins, get infused with flavor and pull out those rich colors. Wood barrels are really only good at ‘containing’ the whiskey because the wood is cut vertically so that the capillaries aren’t exposed to the liquid; otherwise the whiskey would slowly seep out the sides of the wood like a wet paper bag.

Utilizing what they call “accelerated transpiration through capillary action” they have harnessed natures amazing capacity for simplicity and effectiveness. And in a way, we redesigned the whiskey barrel by removing it altogether. By allowing more access to the wood’s capillaries Whiskey Elements provide a shorter distance for the whiskey to travel allowing it to filter more quickly. The creators of Time & Oak met with numerous labs and chemists to have them test popular bottles of top shelf whiskey (all over 10yrs old and each over $100/bottle) for chemical contents.

Then had them test popular bottles of well-whiskey for the same chemicals. The well-whiskeys contained high levels of Methoxy-phenyl-Oxime (commonly found in pig and mouse feces) and Acetaldehyde (responsible for hangovers), while the aged top-shelf whiskeys contained almost none of either. After adding a Whiskey Element to each of the well-whiskeys, they waited 24hrs, and tested them again. The results were amazing. They showed characteristics found in top-shelf aged whiskeys with notably higher levels of the chemicals responsible for good flavors and smells, as well as a significant reduction in Methoxy-phenyl-Oxime and Acetaldehyde.

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Find out more at Time & Oak’s kickstater page as well as their website www.TimeandOak.com

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