Thanks for that reply.
The story so far is- The barrel was purchased second hand and i was not sure what had been inside, so it was quite a risk, Once i got the barrel home i dismantled it and removed the charing and re chared, the wood looked very clean which made me think nothing much had been inside, i then decided i would go for the port as it was fairly cheap and if things went wrong i hadnt lost too much, then i decided on glenfiddich 12 as again it isnt too expensive, im now thinking i willl leave the whisky in the barrel for around 6 weeks, this is because im under the impression that in such a small barrel 3 months is the same as a year in larger barrels, and i think some finishes are normaly 6 months to a year, but as you say jojo it will be down to taste, I now intend to buy a couple of barrels from a company in the states and have them shipped over so i can try new oak and mabye get the toasted oak flavour...
any more info you come across it greatfully recieved....
