Port Drinkers advice needed

[Farm boy]

hi guys
i bought a 4 litre port barrel on e bay that has been dry for a while and have revived it by soaking in a tub of water for 3 days.
It was a wax lined barrel as a fair few flakes of wax came out
As it was wax lined,when i fill it full of port could i add some brandy to soak into the wood to enhance the flavour?or would the wax that is remaining in the barrel stop it from soaking into the oak:eek:
thanks in advance to your replys
greg

[ozwinner]

Wax? :confused:
Sounds as though it is an ornament only.

Never heard of it in side a coopered barrel.

Al :confused:

[Munga]

No barrel should be wax lined as it needs fluid seepage into the wood to keep it tight
As far as the brandy goes toss in 250 ml brandy, 500 ml rum and top up with good port, immerse a stick of cinnamon for 4 days then discard stick then let it mature will warm the body no end on cold night, day, morning, evening.

Cheers Arch.

[PuppyPaw]

just out of curiosity.
how long can post stay in a port barrel for before requiring to be drunk?
or can you just leave it indeffinatly?

[Iain]

About 5 minutes
DEpending ipon the quality of the port and the integrity of the barrel one would have to say several years.
Ideally stored in a cellar with minimal temperature variations.
We once went away camping and had a two litre cask of port which we tried at 8.00pm, it was pretty ordinary but by midnight it had improved dramatically, as did our headaches the following morning

[scooter]

I thought I read somewhere that port doesn't improve with age?

Or maybe vintage port doesn't? Tawny port mebbe?

Bit dry 'round here


Cheers.............Sean, over a barrel

[Termite]

I thought I read somewhere that port doesn't improve with age?
Or maybe vintage port doesn't? Tawny port mebbe?

Vintage does, the rest don't.

[Iain]

Vintage does, the rest don't.

You obviously didn't read my response, which proves you are wrong

[ozwinner]

How the hell can you lay down a good port.
Drink it!!!!!

Al

[Daddles]

Come on gentle men. The man asked a serious question.

Mate, the life of a cask of port is related to the size of the tap and hence the rate at which it can flow through said tap. Mind you, one must consider the swallow rate of the clown lying upside under the tap with his mouth open - while drowning in port is fun, it does tend to ruin the computations

Richard

[Termite]

You obviously didn't read my response, which proves you are wrong

Reminds me of a couple of mates who travelled overland from Aus to England on motorbikes quite some years ago.
They were buying wine in Italy for 30 cents a litre and reckoned that the second 500cc tasted a hell of a lot better than the first 500cc.

And I did read your response, it's just that my short term memory is a bit wonky.
There's a name for it, Als.... Als? Ah yes, that's it Al's Crapatorium.

[Termite]

Come on gentle men. The man asked a serious question.

Mate, the life of a cask of port is related to the size of the tap and hence the rate at which it can flow through said tap. Mind you, one must consider the swallow rate of the clown lying upside under the tap with his mouth open - while drowning in port is fun, it does tend to ruin the computations

Richard

Richard you are indeed a gentleman, giving him a serious answer like that.

[Auld Bassoon]

Reminds me of a couple of mates who travelled overland from Aus to England on motorbikes quite some years ago.

Interesting challenge, that!

[Termite]

Interesting challenge, that!

The wet parts were the hardest.

[AlexS]

Port Drinkers advice needed
Sorry, cant give you advice.
Now, if you ever need help...