Tousand Oak Barrel B_2L_Black 2 Litre Barrel with Black Steel Rings

As advertised...nice little unit and am currently "ageing" some homemade shine..decent delivery time

OK, here’s something. Everyone should know this is a pretty great product in order for it to work. You have to do two things first step one immerse the entire barrel and water for one hour. If you wanna make sure it doesn’t leak allow two hours soak time once you’ve soaked it rinse it. It is already got a wonderful oak smell, and in order to make the wine more delicious so the recommendation is don’t spoil the gift. I’ve heard other people complain about this product but likely they didn’t pre-soak the barrel for lengthy enough time in order for the wood to expand, and or they got the product and allowed it to sit without anything inside of it for too long a time, allowing the barrel to dry out it is important not to allow the barrel to dry out as it will shrink. If the barrel has left too long with nothing inside of it, this will cause it to shrink. The barrel is meant always to have liquid inside of it and the barrel is meant to swell with wine this tightening the rings and preventing leakage. The product is for wine and Brandy whiskey or what other beverages are placed inside I got my barrel for wine making I tested it filled with water. Let it soak or sit there for almost 5 hours when I was sure it would not leak. I filled it with wine. It has been a day and 1/2 and there are zero leaks so I wanted to come and I wanted to leave this review for anyone who is considering this product first also you should know that this is a test barrel. This is not a full-size wine barrel. It is a test barrel to taste a little bit of the product without having to get air in a larger Batch. so for anyone who’s considering this product I would say it’s a definite buy. Also I would recommend pre-soaking test of just water before you put any of your favorite drink inside. If it doesn’t spill out within 24 hours you did it right I think it’s a fantastic product would like morehand crafted products like this. Its durable rusticly charming. Great for small batches of sample wine. as far as the Spicket goes, make sure that it is tightly turned and tightly closed, and there should be no leaking once I adjusted the Spicket. There was no leaks at all something to be aware of double check after using it that you’ve returned the Spicket or return the nozzle so that is closed and you won’t have any leaks. I waited 24 hours I checked again. There were no leaks Spicket completely dry so this is why I’m recommending. Don’t miss out on this product. It’s a good product.

Beautiful barrel. It had some minor leaks, but after following the cutting process and applying just a little bit of barrel wax around the spigot, it’s fine. It does come with a fair bit of wood chips/splinters inside, but most of the loose stuff came out with a good shaking before the curing process, and I didn’t see any when I dumped the barrel after curing. So far, no chips or foreign debris has shown up in any of my drinks. I would give 5 stars if the stand raises the barrel high enough to fit a whiskey glass under it. I’m going to put a wood block under it to provide clearance.

Love this barrel. It's really been great for letting various things age (tequila, moonshine, beer, etc.). My only complaint is that the spigot leaks over time. Eventually, the knob fell off, which leads me to understand that the glue / adhesive isn't very good. Going to have to try to gorilla glue it back on.

Trying to swell the barrel and it's leaking so much that I can't even keep liquids in it. I've filled it twice since I've received it in the last hour. Hopping it swells soon, so far its not looking good, will update if leak stops.