oak chips
Smoker wood fragments
Oak chips are small pieces of oak wood used primarily in winemaking and brewing to impart flavor, tannins, and color to beverages without the expense of oak barrels.
They offer a faster, cheaper alternative to barrel aging: The winemaker added oak chips to simulate barrel character.
Available in various toast levels—light, medium, heavy—each producing different flavor profiles.
- barrelHooped cylindrical vessel
- barrel agedMatured in wooden containers
- whiskeyOak-aged grain spirit
- bourbonCorn-based American spirit
- agingGrowing older over time
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