PROCESS FOR OBTAINING A NATURAL OAK FLAVOR, FLAVORS THUS OBTAINED AND THEIR APPLICATIONS

摘要

A natural oak aroma for accelerating the aging of wine, spirits, and liqueurs is prepared by extracting oak wood shavings with a solution of ethanol in water to produce a first extract, extracting oak wood shavings with demineralized water to produce a second extract and combining the first and second extracts.