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Personalized 1 Liter Mini Oak Wine Barrel

Want some fun Roll out the barrel! Guests will get a big kick out of this little wine cask hand-made from American white oak. Theyll be even more surprised when they see its a real, functional wine barrel---complete with spigot and bung---and not just a decor piece. Like any oak barrel, its also…
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By Wine Lover

from Phoenix, AZ

About Me Stylish

Verified

Great product!

 
5.0

Pros

  • Easy To Use
  • Brilliant Finish
  • High Quality Material
  • Good Capacity
  • Easy To Clean

Cons

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Dinner Parties

Waiting for the port to age. Heard that its better than any port you can buy.


By marti

from greentown,pa

About Me Frequent Entertainer

Verified

love that it is persoalized

 
4.0

Pros

  • Easy To Use
  • Good Capacity
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Everyday
  • Dinner Parties

we made our first batch of wine this year great we could display our name on the barrel


By Becky

from Richmond, IN

About Me Practical

Verified

Very Cool!

 
4.0

Pros

  • Creative & Functional
  • Brilliant Finish

Cons

  • Poor Construction

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Special Occasions
  • Aging wine and whiskey
  • Big Events
  • Dinner Parties

The barrel looks great, and my husband is excited to show it off and use it for aging his homemade wine. The barrel itself looks beautiful, but the small pieces that came with it are poor quality. They look like they were made from scrap pieces of wood, so I hope they work ok.

 Images from Becky
 
This picture doesn't do it justice. :o)

By Brian

from Ohio

About Me Practical

Verified

Best for home brew

 
5.0

Pros

  • Economical
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

  • Limited Capacity

Best Uses

  • Display

I did not buy this item from this site, though I wish I did since the price here is actually better. In fact I may buy a larger capacity one here. With that said, your wine is fine the way it is. Don't play mad scientist with your expensive bottle of top shelf! If you screw up your sangiovese it's your own fault. Where this product shines is for home brewers of wine, beer or other beverages. Do your research! Things to take in account is the toasting amount, storage time, alcohol content, surface area and temperatures. Once again, do some research and if experimenting with a finished wine, don't automatically assume the cask will make it any better.


By El Jefe

from Katy, Texas

About Me Practical

Verified

Awesome just as described!! We purchased

 
5.0

Pros

  • High Quality Material
  • Easy To Use
  • Brilliant Finish
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

Best Uses

  • Everyday
  • Dinner Parties
  • Display
  • Big Events
  • Special Occasions
  • Holidays

We bought this to have the restaurants name displayed as special events on our own barrel and we have had so many compliments on it that it is on display everyday where all of our guests can see it. We have recommended it to quite a few people already. Thanks for a great product


By Wine Enthusiast

from Hollister, CA

About Me Stylish

Verified

Very Cute! ... but packaging is not good

 
4.0

Pros

  • Good Capacity

Cons

  • Broken Stand
  • Poor Packaging

Best Uses

  • Decoration

Very cute, creative and functional - But, my stand was broken due to POOR PACKAGING!


By Liz

from North Geoorgia

About Me Stylish

Verified

Too cute!! Great conversation piece.

 
4.0

Pros

  • High Quality Material
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

  • Unattractive Presentation
  • Lettering was off-center

Best Uses

  • Display

I bought this product for display purposes although it is functional. I was disappointed that the personalization was off-center making it less attractive.


By The Wine Godess

from Virginia

Great product worth every penny

 
5.0

Pros

  • Easy To Use
  • Good Capacity
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

Best Uses

I bought two wine barrels as a gift for my older son and husband. No kidding we put in some McClellands Highland Scotch and let it age for 6 months. Not only was it an obviously darker color the taste of the scotch was incredible.......better than any of the more expensive bottles we have purchased in the past. I who a person who does not like scotch couldn't believe the taste. Now I have to buy two more.


By The Rev

from St. Charles Missouri

About Me Practical

Verified

Excellent Wine Barrel

 
5.0

Pros

  • High Quality Material
  • Easy To Use
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

Best Uses

  • Small Batch Wine
  • Display
  • Everyday
  • Small Batch Beer

Excellent mini barrel for small batch brewing. I gave one of these to my Brother in Law and now he has 10 of them filled with Wine and Mead.


By Barb

from Fort Myers, FL

About Me Bargain Hunter

Verified

Clever item.

 
4.0

Pros

  • Creative & Functional

Cons

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Special Occasions

This was a gift for our wine making son-in-law. He got a kick out of the personalization. So far, it is just a decoration. Hopefully, he'll use it when the wine is ready.


By AugieP

from Bethlehem, PA

About Me Stylish, Practical

Verified

Nice for my wine cellar

 
3.0

Pros

  • Easy To Use

Cons

  • Not Functional
  • Limited Capacity

Best Uses

  • Display

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By Thunder Hill

from Elverson, PA

About Me Practical, Wine kit maker

Verified

Mini Oak Wine Barrel

 
5.0

Pros

  • Creative & Functional
  • Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

  • Use it to age wine
  • Everyday

Very pleased. [...]


By Jeff's Buddy

from Albany, NY

About Me Practical, Bargain Hunter

Verified

Just what I wanted!

 
5.0

Pros

  • Good Capacity
  • Creative & Functional
  • High Quality Material

Cons

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Special Occasions

Purchased this for a friend. It was exactly what I wanted. The 3 liter size was just right, and it's a beautiful piece. It looks great. I prepped it before hand, and was very pleased to see that it did not leak, as some other reviews indicated it might. The custom engraving came out great, and I was very pleased that "Wine Enthusiast" was not engraved on the base, as I saw in the picture, and feared it might be (my friend will likely use it for beer). Very hapy with this product. The only (very minor) negative is that the instructions say to use the proper number of treatment tablets, without indicating what that number is.


By Starbrightlita

from Lowell, MA

Verified

Great Gift

 
4.0

Pros

  • Brilliant Finish
  • Creative & Functional

Cons

  • Limited Capacity

Best Uses

I bought this as a gift for my dad to put in his wine cellar and he loved it! He especially loved the personalization. But you can't really put much in it! It's more for looks!


By Mom

from Redmond, WA

About Me Practical

Verified

Great gift

 
5.0

Pros

  • Good Capacity
  • High Quality Material
  • Easy To Use

Cons

Best Uses

  • Display
  • Everyday

Great for making your own aged tequila.


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