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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 21, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph A Zimlich, III, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Brown-Forman Corporation, Louisville, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12G / ; C12G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426424 ; 426387 ; 426427 ; 426429 ; 426490 ;
Abstract
An extract of a mature oak aged alcoholic beverage is produced by adding a food grade solvent, such as ethyl acetate, to the alcoholic beverage and mixing the two liquids. The resulting mixture is allowed to separate into two layers, a first layer and a second layer. The first layer, including the food grade solvent, is separated from the second layer. The solvent is then removed from the first layer to produce the extract. The extract can be added to a less costly alcoholic beverage, such as grain neutral spirits, or sugar beet spirits, to produce a beverage having the taste of a mature oak aged alcoholic beverage.