AirBung: Active Oxygen Management
Barrel oxygenation: Harnessing the quiet force that shapes every barrel through science
Why does whiskey barrel aging take so long—and can we intentionally shape the outcome? This article explores how barrel oxygenation, ...
The Journey of Oxygen and Its Role in Maturing Whiskey
The Great Oxygenation Event Every sip of whiskey traces back to a pivotal event in Earth’s deep history: the Great Oxygenation ...
Understanding Oxygen Transfer in Oak Barrels
Barrel aging has always relied on oxidation to shape flavor. But, how much oxygen actually enters through oak? In 2021, ...
AirBung: Active Oxygen Management for Craft Distillers
Oxygen is not just a bystander in whiskey aging. Instead, it is an active agent of change—one that shapes flavor, ...
Fick’s First Law of (Oxygen) Diffusion
Fick’s First Law describes steady-state diffusion of a substance (e.g., oxygen) through a substance (e.g., wood) and can be written as: ...
How Henry’s Law Shapes the Spirit Inside the Barrel
Oxygen Absorption in Whiskey Barrels plays a powerful role in whiskey maturation. Once oxygen enters a cask, it helps shape the ...