What Is Barrel Proof?
Cask Strength Is a Term Used by Whiskey Producers to Describe a Whiskey That Has Not Been Substantially Diluted After Its Storage in a Cask for Maturation. the...
Cask strength is a term used by whiskey producers to describe a whiskey that has not been substantially diluted after its storage in a cask for maturation. The level of alcohol-by-volume strength for a cask strength whiskey is typically in the range of 52–66% ABV.
What is the difference between cask strength and barrel proof?
Cask strength is not the highest proof for a whiskey. ... Under ruling 79-9 of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, a whiskey can only be called "barrel proof" if the bottling proof is not less than 1% (2 degrees U.S. proof) lower than when the barrels were dumped at the end of the aging period.
What is considered barrel proof?
While 80 proof (40% ABV) is the lowest legally allowed alcohol level for bourbon, and many releases are less than 100 proof, barrel-proof or cask-strength bourbon is typically in the range of 110 proof and higher.
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