There used to be some Saki that was in wooden containers many years ago but I don;t know of any whisky. The main reasons apart from cost would be that, unless they were made like small barrels, the wood would have to be glued together and that would taint the whisky. The other main one would be that unless they were varnished or sealed on the inside the whisky would evaporate. If they weren't sealed and just evaporated they would age but would you buy a bottle that was possibly 1/2 empty?
|