Char levels include light, medium and heavy toast. Winemakers order barrels with their favorite levels of toast to influence their wine styles. Sign Up for Free Email Newsletters Sign up for Wine ...

Pioneered by Michter's in 2014, the technique sees barrels "toasted" for minutes, sometimes hours over a low-temperature heat said to imbue extra depths of oak and vanilla flavor. Toasting ...

“It was only natural for us to experiment to see how we could create new flavor experiences using a process like Stone Toasting.” The release comes in two distinct expressions, which are presented in ...

Dewar’s has combined the two here, but instead of toasting the barrels with direct flame, as is usually the case, Icelandic magma stones were heated and placed inside a metallic half-cylinder.