Patent ID: 6506430
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: C12G,C12H

Abstract:
A process of making a concentrated extract of an accelerated oak aged alcoholic concentrate, wherein the concentrate has proof of about 80Â° to about 120Â° and comprises water and vanillin, and wherein the concentrated extract comprises water, about 0% wt. to about 40% wt. of alcohol and about 80 ppm to about 130 ppm of vanillin, said process comprising the steps of:(i) producing said accelerated oak aged alcoholic concentrate by a subprocess comprising the steps of: (a) combining an alcoholic distillate with more than about 100 grams of toasted oak chips per liter of the alcoholic distillate to provide a mixture of alcoholic distillate and toasted oak chips; (b) heating and aerating and/or oxygenating the mixture for about 5 to about 40 days; and (c) removing the toasted oak chips from said mixture to form said concentrate; (ii) treating said accelerated oak aged alcoholic concentrate by filtration or activated carbon treatment to produce an intermediate product; and (iii) concentrating the intermediate product by evaporation, distillation, vacuum distillation, flash evaporation, thin film evaporation, or wipe film evaporation to produce said concentrated extract.