A METHOD OF PRODUCING A FINISHED, AGED DISTILLED SPIRIT

20240132814

18/460329

November 15, 2023

The disclosure provides a method of producing a finished, aged distilled spirit, and a method of producing bottles of a distilled spirit that employ in-bottle finishing. In one embodiment, the method of producing a finished, aged distilled spirit includes: (1) placing an aged distilled spirit in a bottle, (2) placing a wood piece in the bottle, wherein the wood piece is used for in-bottle finishing of the aged distilled spirit and is rested in a non-alcoholic liquid before the placing of the wood piece, and (3) sealing the bottle, having located within the bottle both the aged distilled spirit and the wood piece.

1. A method of producing a finished, aged distilled spirit, comprising: placing an aged distilled spirit in a bottle; placing a wood piece in the bottle, wherein the wood piece is used for in-bottle finishing of the aged distilled spirit and is rested in a non-alcoholic liquid that includes coffee before the placing of the wood piece; and sealing the bottle, having located within the bottle both the aged distilled spirit and the wood piece.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising placing a label on the bottle, wherein the label corresponds to a flavor profile associated with the non-alcoholic liquid and the wood piece that is used for the in-bottle finishing.

3. The method as recited in claim 2 wherein the selected flavor profile is based on a type of wood, a toast level, and a char level.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, further comprising capping the bottle with a lid before the sealing and after the placing of the aged distilled spirit and the wood piece.

5. The method as recited in claim 4 further comprising shipping the bottle for commercial distribution after the sealing.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising resting the bottle after the sealing for a designated amount of time.

7. The method as recited in claim 6 wherein the designated amount of time corresponds to exhaustion of the wood piece within the bottle of the aged distilled spirit.

8. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the wood piece is a spire.

9. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the non-alcoholic liquid is coffee.

10. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the wood piece is a first wood piece and the method further comprises placing a second wood piece in the bottle.

11. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the aged distilled spirit is bourbon.

12. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the in-bottle finishing is a function of the wood piece, volume of the aged distilled spirit in the bottle, and a resting time of the bottle after the sealing.

13. The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the placing the aged distilled spirit, the placing the wood piece, and the sealing are performed for multiple bottles.

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21. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising selecting the wood piece and the non-alcoholic liquid for a flavor profile that is based on a combination of a type of wood of the wood piece, a toast level of the wood piece, a char level of the wood piece, and the non-alcoholic liquid.

22. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the placing the aged distilled spirit, the placing the wood piece, and the sealing the bottle are performed by a manufacturer for commercial distribution of the bottle.

23. A method of manufacturing a spirit, comprising: placing an aged distilled spirit in bottles; obtaining wood pieces that have been rested in a non-alcoholic liquid that includes coffee; placing at least one of the wood pieces in each of the bottles having the aged distilled spirit; and sealing the bottles, having located in each of the bottles at least one of the wood pieces and the aged distilled spirit.

24. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein the aged distilled spirit is whiskey.

25. The method as recited in claim 23, wherein the aged distilled spirit is rum.

26. A method of commercially distributing bottles of an aged distilled spirit that use in-bottle finishing, comprising: placing an aged distilled spirit in bottles; placing at least one wood piece in each of the bottles having the aged distilled spirit, wherein the at least one wood piece has been rested in a non-alcoholic liquid that includes coffee; sealing the bottles with the at least one wood piece and the aged distilled spirit; and shipping the bottles for commercial distribution after the sealing.

27. The method as recited in claim 26, wherein the aged distilled spirit is whiskey, bourbon, scotch, or rum.

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