Patent ID: 7284476

Claim:
A container assembly for retaining a liquid during aging of the liquid, the container assembly comprising: a container that defines a chamber that retains the liquid, the container including a wall having a container opening and a movable section that selectively closes the container opening; a first flavor insert that imparts a flavor on the liquid; a second flavor insert that imparts a flavor on the liquid; and an insert retainer that is positioned in the chamber, the insert retainer including a first insert aperture for selectively receiving the first flavor insert and a second insert aperture for selectively receiving the second flavor insert in the chamber so that the first flavor insert and the second flavor insert can selectively and individually be removed from the insert retainer and the container when the container retains the liquid and the insert retainer is positioned in the container; wherein at least one of the insert retainer and the first flavor insert is positioned above a periphery of the container opening when the movable section is removed from the wall and the first flavor insert is positioned on the insert retainer.