{"id":1282,"date":"2014-06-19T09:39:44","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T13:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenpare.wordpress.com\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2022-04-02T14:35:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-02T18:35:02","slug":"the-upcycle-series-bourbon-barrels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/2014\/06\/19\/the-upcycle-series-bourbon-barrels\/","title":{"rendered":"The Upcycle Series: Bourbon Barrels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There have been other posts on this blog about recycling, upcycling, and downcycling, each espousing the virtues of re-use.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re re-using a product for a higher or better purpose than it was originally intended, or simply trying to salvage a small amount of value out of a product before throwing it away, any type of \u201ccycling\u201d gives new life to a product and ultimately increases the usefulness of the resources and energy that were used to create it.\u00a0 The more use that we can extract from the resources and energy we spent making a product, the lower the overall impact that product will have on our environment.<\/p>\n<p>I recently learned about an interesting example of recycling that adds real value to a very specific product.\u00a0 During a recent conversation with my brother-in-law about beer and whiskey (because what else is there to talk about), I learned about the not-so-secret second life of bourbon barrels.\u00a0 My brother-in-law has a family maple sugar farm (Baker Farm in East Dummerston, VT) where they recently produced a bourbon-flavored maple syrup (which is quite delicious I must say).\u00a0 He told me that they buy the bourbon barrels from a distillery in Kentucky after they\u2019re used in the bourbon making process.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bourbon-whiskey-barrel.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbon whiskey barrel\" width=\"640\" height=\"852\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While each barrel is carefully crafted out of oak, they\u2019re only used once in the bourbon making process.\u00a0 In the past, the bourbon barrels were often burned for fuel after their first and only use.\u00a0 However, some barrels find a second life at the Baker Farm.\u00a0 After the distiller is done with a barrel, the Baker Farm fills that barrel with maple syrup and lets it age for a year, infusing the syrup with the smoky bourbon flavor that once filled the barrel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1052\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bourbon-whiskey-barrel-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbon whiskey barrel 2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In terms of recycling, this process is great because it doubles the life of each barrel, which means it doubles the usefulness of all the resources and energy that went into making the barrel.\u00a0 But wait, it gets even better.\u00a0 After the Baker Farm is done with the barrels, they give them to the Harpoon Brewery in Boston MA and Windsor, VT (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.harpoonbrewery.com\/\">www.harpoonbrewery.com<\/a>), who in turn uses them to make a maple bourbon barrel-aged beer.\u00a0 Each barrel is now used three times, effectively tripling the usefulness of the resources and energy that went into their original creation.\u00a0 Amazing!\u00a0 This conversation with my brother-in-law got me thinking, what else could bourbon barrels be used for?\u00a0 Well, a quick internet search reveals that bourbon barrels can be used for any number of things, including meat smoking, wine making, and antique-looking hardwood floors, just to name a few.\u00a0 Apparently I stumbled onto a very poorly kept secret about the second life of bourbon barrels.\u00a0 I found this cool infographic on tastingtable.com (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastingtable.com\/bourbonbarrels\">http:\/\/www.tastingtable.com\/bourbonbarrels<\/a>) that shows how barrels from just few bourbon distillers find second, third, and even fourth lives.\u00a0 So next time you\u2019re drinking bourbon, order a second and rest easy knowing that the barrel that gave birth to your bourbon probably found a second life beyond your favorite distillery.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1051\" src=\"https:\/\/www.parecorp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/bourbon-barrel-bottle.jpg\" alt=\"Bourbon barrel bottle\" width=\"640\" height=\"479\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There have been other posts on this blog about recycling, upcycling, and downcycling, each espousing the virtues of re-use.\u00a0 Whether you\u2019re re-using a product for a higher or better purpose than it was originally intended, or simply trying to salvage a small amount of value out of a product before throwing it away, any type 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