公开(公告)号：WO1997004072A1

公开(公告)日：1997-02-06

申请号：PCT/US1996012001

申请日：1996-07-19

Applicant: BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION ,  ZIMLICH, Joseph, A. III ,  EFFLER, William, T.

Inventor： BROWN-FORMAN CORPORATION

IPC: C12G03/08

CPC classification number: C12G3/065 ,  C12G3/005 ,  C12G3/08

Abstract: An extract of an oak aged alcoholic product is produced by a process using a food grade solvent or a process which does not use a food grade solvent. The process using a food grade solvent includes adding a food grade solvent, such as ethyl acetate, to the oak aged alcoholic product and mixing the two liquids. The resulting mixture is allowed to separate into two layers, a first layer and a second layer, The first layer, including the food grade solvent, flavors, color, alcohol (i.e., ethanol) and water, is separated from the second layer. The solvent is then removed from the first layer to produce the extract. In the process which does not use a food grade solvent, the oak aged alcoholic product having proof of about 80 - about 120 has at least some of its wood notes and color removed to produce an intermediate product. Substantially all water and alcohol is then removed from the intermediate product. In another process for producing the extract without a food grade solvent an intermediate proof-adjusting step is added after the step of removing the wood notes and color and before the step of removing the water and alcohol. The extract can be added to a less costly alcoholic beverage, such as grain neutral spirits, or sugar beet spirits, to produce a beverage having the taste of a mature oak aged alcoholic beverage. Also disclosed is an accelerated whisky maturation method, including combining an alcoholic distillate with toasted oak chips, heating and aerating and/or oxygenating the resulting mixture to produce an accelerated oak aged alcohlic product. The toasted oak chips are then removed.

Abstract translation: 通过使用食品级溶剂的方法或不使用食品级溶剂的方法生产橡木陈酿的酒精产品的提取物。 使用食品级溶剂的方法包括向橡木陈酿的酒精产品中加入食品级溶剂如乙酸乙酯并混合两种液体。 将所得混合物分离成两层，第一层和第二层。包含食品级溶剂，香料，颜色，醇（即乙醇）和水的第一层与第二层分离。 然后从第一层除去溶剂以产生提取物。 在不使用食品级溶剂的过程中，具有约80至约120的证明的橡木陈酿的酒精产品至少有一些木香和颜色被去除以产生中间产品。 然后基本上将所有的水和醇从中间产物中除去。 在用于生产没有食品级溶剂的提取物的另一种方法中，在除去木香和颜色并在除去水和醇的步骤之前，加入中间校正步骤。 可以将提取物加入到较不昂贵的酒精饮料中，例如谷物中性烈酒或甜菜精油，以生产具有成熟橡木陈酿酒精饮料味道的饮料。 还公开了一种加速的威士忌成熟方法，包括将含酒精的馏出物与烘烤的橡木碎片组合，加热和/或对所得混合物进行加氧和/或氧化以产生加速的橡木陈酿的产品。 然后取出烤的橡木碎片。