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Get the most from bourbon barrel smoker chunks on your grill or smoker. How to use whiskey oak BBQ wood, what to cook, and where to buy on Vancouver Island.
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Half barrels make stunning garden planters for your Vancouver Island home. Here's how to set one up for flowers, herbs, or vegetables.
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White oak, fire, and iron hoops. Here is how a whiskey barrel actually gets built, from raw timber to finished cask.
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The secret is in the char. Whiskey barrels are burned inside before they ever hold a drop of spirit, and that process makes them remarkably rot-resistant outdoors.
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