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Heat creates and exposes extractable compounds.
Toasting and charring transform oak chemistry and create compounds that can contribute vanilla, spice, caramel, smoke, and color.
Oak and heat treatment
Oak and heat treatment
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Evidence
Toasting and charring transform oak chemistry and create compounds that can contribute vanilla, spice, caramel, smoke, and color.
Locator and context
Locator: Section Oak and heat treatment
Source section: Oak and heat treatment
Context: Heat creates and exposes extractable compounds.
Interpretation and caution
Sensory outcome also depends on spirit, time, warehouse, and proof.
Verification
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